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Florida Passes 100,000 COVID-19 Cases

Florida has passed 100,000 COVID-19 infections. It's one of a handful of states that's seeing a surge of record daily high cases. The governor says the jump is because of increased testing.
Florida's COVID-19 dashboard, here in a snapshot Monday, shows the state has crested 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases.

Florida has hit a grim milestone—passing 100,000 cases of the coronavirus. The latest report from the state's Department of Health adds 2,926 new infections to the total number of COVID-19 cases, which now stands at 100,217 with 3,173 deaths.

Along with Florida, six other states

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