Sources: The Guardian
The number of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Florida reaches a record 10,207, surpassing the previous record of 10,170 people recorded on July 23, 2020. 2021-08-1
Florida surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the third U.S. state to do so after California and Texas. 2021-03-20
Florida surpasses one million cases, becoming the third state to do so after California and Texas. 2020-12-1
New York surpasses 500,000 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, becoming the fourth state to surpass that number after California, Florida and Texas. 2020-10-28
Florida surpasses New York, once the epicenter of the pandemic, to hold the second highest number of COVID-19 cases in the United States, with a total 414,511 confirmed cases. 2020-07-25
Officials in Miami announce that they will impose a curfew at South Beach as Florida tops 10,000 cases. 2020-07-17
Playwright Terrence McNally dies from complications of COVID-19 in Florida. 2020-03-24
Two dozen more cases are reported in the U.S., bringing the total number of infected Americans to 102. Four deaths also occur in the state of Washington, bringing the total death toll in the U.S. to six. Washington and Florida issue state emergencies. 2020-03-2
Florida confirms its first two cases, and Governor Ron DeSantis declares a public health emergency. 2020-03-1