The state hit its greatest single-day total of coronavirus since the pandemic hit.
The 1,419 increase in coronavirus cases – bringing the state’s cumulative total to 60,183 cases – was the largest one-day spike in records going back to late March, when the pandemic deepened in Florida.
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The previous high daily count was 1,416 cases on April 17. The state was then still on tighter, stay-at-home orders under Gov. Ron DeSantis.
41 deaths were reported Thursday, bringing the overall toll of the disease to 2,607 fatalities in Florida.
