Florida breaks single-day Covid record with over 75,000 fresh cases
1 min read 01 Jan 2022, 04:09 PM ISTThe 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
PremiumThe US 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 fuelled 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.
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.
