As more Florida businesses and services reopen across the state, health data has shown that the number of coronavirus cases and deaths has continued to rise at a relatively stable rate.
Florida restaurants, retail and select businesses, such as gyms, barbershops and nail salons, were allowed to reopen Monday at 50% capacity and with several precautions in place, including social distancing of six feet and temperature checks. Restaurants had begun reopening at the beginning of the month to 25% capacity.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference, May 18, 2020, in Orlando, Fla.Republican Gov.
New York City, by comparison, had 191,073 cases and 15,983 deaths as of Monday, according to the city's health department. Linda Silvetti waits for a customers order as the Floridian restaurant opens on May 18, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.The number of new Florida state cases fluctuated daily during the 17 days, with the lowest number of new cases during that period taking place on May 7: 346. The highest number of new cases in that period was recorded on May 16: 1,174.
The state has increased COVID-19 testing to nearly 60,000 a day and the governor has increased lab capacity above 30,000 per day, according to the health department. As of Monday, the state tested 653,081 people for the virus, a jump of nearly 250,000 from May 1, according to the health department.
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