One Day After Reopening, Florida Hit A Single-Day Death Record High

On Tuesday, just a day after Florida reopened in low-case counties, the state hit a one-day death record high with 113 COVID-19 deaths

notes that some of these deaths likely occurred weeks ago, but were not counted until Tuesday.

Also on Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the state had a record low rate of new positive COVID-19 tests, with 2.5% of 24,000 individuals testing positive on Monday, the most tests conducted on a single day for the state.DeSantis has seen his own approval ratings in the state drop, as part of

of governors who have reopened their states earlier than others, possibly exposing themselves to voter pushback.Florida began the process of reopening its economy on Monday with restaurants and retailers allowed to operate in select counties under social distancing and capacity restrictions. Florida has the fifth-most COVID-19 cases of any state in the Union.

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