The CDC reported 16,868 new cases of COVID-19 in Florida yesterday, and another 16,337 cases today, as well as 252 deaths between the two dates.
The highest single-day case count last summer was 15,166 on July 12, 2020, meaning Florida just broke its own record for a single-day increase in cases during the summer/spring/fall months.
July 21, 2021 is now the 20th highest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic started last year - the other 19 days were all in December/January 2020. July 22 is now the 24th highest single-day case increase.
Last summer was dubbed the "summer of death" because of the reckless reopening of the state followed by rampant spread of the virus.
12,018 Florida residents lost their lives just in the summer months after reopening last year - with the highest number of deaths occurring just two weeks after peak cases that summer.
The only difference is that now we have no idea what's going on. Last month, Desantis forced the Department of Health to stop updati…
