For the third time in four days, Florida broke its record for number of new cases of COVID-19 in a day, with the Florida Department of Health reporting nearly 10,000 new cases on Saturday.
Florida now has 132,545 total cases of the virus, sixth-most in the country.
The alarming surge in cases this week forced Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday to order that all stand-alone bars stop serving alcohol in an attempt to slow the roll of the disease.
According to the state health department, 78,345 Floridians were tested for coronavirus on Friday, a new record. Conservative lawmakers, including President Trump, have pointed towards increased testing as the culprit behind the rising number of cases; however, the percentage of positive tests, a better metric to use when trying to see if the virus is spreading, suggests that increased testing isn’t the only cause.