Washington: Florida reported its highest single-day COVID-19 death toll to date on Tuesday as the United States’ top infectious diseases expert warned Midwest states with rising positivity rates against easing restrictions too much too soon.
The Florida Department on Health said 186 patients died Monday, seven deaths higher than the state’s previous record mark. The state also reported another 9,000 cases and now has seen a total of 442,000.
Nationally, there have been 4.307 million cases since the start of the pandemic and 148,300 deaths, according to updated figures Tuesday from researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
For the sixth time in seven days on Monday, U.S. deaths topped 1,000, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared on Good Morning America Tuesday and urged caution for some Midwest states that are determining whether to further relax restrictions.
