Florida shattered the record for the number of coronavirus cases reported in a 24-hour period, and also set a national mark for daily cases with 15,300 more people who tested positive for coronavirus, eclipsing the previous high of 11,458 set on July 4, according to the Florida Department of Health's Sunday report published by WUSF.
The current statewide total is now 269,811 cases. Of the 142,981 tests conducted on Saturday, 11.25% came back positive.
Sunday's total marks the third consecutive day statewide totals surpassed 10,000 and comes two days after the state reported 11,433 new cases – the second-highest increase in positive tests in a 24-hour period.
A total of 18,271 people have been hospitalized for COVID-19 related causes in the state at some point during their illness, 248 more than Saturday's report.
