TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported more than 75,900 new cases of COVID-19 in Florida.
That tally raises the 7-day average daily to 42,600, which is twice as high as it was at the peak of this summer’s surge when the delta variant fueled a surge of infections in the state.
Friday’s report marks a single-day record for the number of new cases in Florida. It breaks the record set a day earlier when more than 58,000 cases were reported in the state. The omicron variant of the coronavirus has spiked in Florida and across the nation over the past few weeks.
Soaring numbers during the holiday season have sent tens of thousands of people to COVID-19 testing centers across Florida, resulting in long lines in many areas.
Three people collapsed while waiting in line at a Tampa testing site on Friday morning.
Authorities received three medical calls at the Al Lopez Park testing site, according to Lauren Rozyla, a spokeswoman for the city of Tampa. She said one person left before medics arrived, but two women in their 60s — both with a history of blood pressure issued — fainted while standing in line.
underthestarrysky on January 1st, 2022 at 17:24 UTC »
75,900 for those not wanting to read the article.
dubie2003 on January 1st, 2022 at 17:07 UTC »
Remember, this is only counting those cases which were confirmed at a testing site, it does not count those who have tested positive using an at home kit. I would suspect the number to be a few times higher which is even scarier.
jordanambra on January 1st, 2022 at 15:54 UTC »
I was looking at stats the other day and I'm pretty sure every state is going to break their previous case record pretty soon. Waves hit in population centers and the South first, then gradually move to the suburbs and rural areas, and the North.
My point is, this is probably not specific to Florida--at least not for long.