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What to Know Florida reported 15,300 new cases Sunday, the highest number on record. Statewide, more than 2,576,813 people have been tested for COVID-19, with an overall percent positive of 11.25% for new cases. The state has seen a large increase in cases in the past week, with nearly 69,700 confirmed in the last seven days. Continuing a week long trend of mind-boggling numbers, the coronavirus numbers released Sunday by the Florida Department of Health set yet another record. Florida reported 15,300 new cases on Sunday, the highest number on record, bringing its total to 269,811. 45 more reported deaths were confirmed by the state since Saturday for a total of 4,242 since the start of the pandemic. The state has seen a large increase in cases in the past week, w...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a grim milestone Sunday, shattering the national record for a state’s largest single-day increase in positive cases. Deaths from the virus have also been rising in the U.S., especially in the South and West, though still well below the heights hit in April, according to a recent Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.

HOUSTON – Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Saturday proposed a shutdown, arguing it was necessary as COVID-19 cases have climbed steadily in recent weeks. “We have to acknowledge the fact that we opened too quickly, too soon,” said Turner. “We have to acknowledge the fact that the numbers are continuing to rise. We have to recognize the fact that not everybody is going to put on this mask. Let’s just be real, even with the requirement. Knowing all of that and knowing what works, you’ve got to realibrate.” Turner’s comments came as coronavirus cases in the city and state have reached record levels, daily deaths have risen and hospitals have seen an increase in the number of patients with COVID-19. Texas set a record on Saturday, reporting 10,351 new cases, the Associated Press reported. ...

Los Angeles County health officials have ordered the closure of a garment manufacturing facility where more than 300 employees tested positive for the novel coronavirus, including four people who died from the disease. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) said in a statement Friday that the order came as a result of an investigation into Los Angeles Apparel, a basics apparel manufacturer and distributor founded in 2016. The company employs more than 350 people, according to its Facebook page. DPH said that it initiated the probe after learning that three employees died of COVID-19 in June and that one succumbed to the virus in early July.  “The death of four dedicated garment workers is heartbreaking and tragic,” DPH Director Barbara Ferrer said in a stateme...

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez (R) said Sunday that hospitals will soon be at capacity in his county as coronavirus cases surge in southern Florida and across the state.  Asked by CNN’s Dana BashDana BashDuckworth says Trump's Mt. Rushmore speech showed 'his priorities are all wrong' FDA commissioner declines to confirm Trump claim that 99 percent of COVID-19 cases are 'harmless' Pro-Trump super PAC ads attack Biden's economic record in 'blue wall' states MORE how long it will be before the hospitals in Miami-Dade are at capacity, Giménez said that “it won’t be long.”  “We definitely had a sharp increase in the number of people going to the hospital, the number of people in ICU, the number of people on ventilators,” Giménez said on “State of the Union.” “We still have capacity, bu...