Florida and South Carolina were among the first to open up and are now among the states leading the current surge in coronavirus cases. In contrast, the states that bore the brunt of cases in March and April but were slower to reopen have seen significant decreases in reported cases since. Average daily
South Carolina — the first state to reopen retail stores — continues to set records for reported cases. On Wednesday, the average daily case count was 1,570, up from 143 from when the state reopened. State health officials estimate that they have identified just 14% of cases because most go undiagnosed.
Florida has seen a more than tenfold increase in average daily cases since it began reopening in early May. Public health officials said the return to bars, restaurants and house parties was the cause for the spike. The state has since shut down on-site drinking at bars. Florida is not alone — more than a third of states are pausing or reversing plans to reopen.
California: Among the first states to be affected by the coronavirus, California is now seeing a spike in cases. The state was once seen as a model for how to contain the virus, but experts blame the current surge on an inconsistent adoption of prevention strategies and a haphazard reopening process that gave people a false sense that they were in the clear.
Story continuesPresident Donald Trump has blamed the rapid growth in cases on an increase in tests, but testing alone does not explain the surge. The United States is conducting nearly three times as many tests as earlier in the outbreak, but the growth in cases is outpacing the growth in testing in at least half of states. Shortages of test kits remain a widespread problem, with reports of some testing sites running out of supplies just minutes after opening.
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