Florida to close coronavirus test centers with storm looming
Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to hit the southern state by the end of the week, according to the National Hurricane Center The new toll shattered a record set just on July 28, 2020 with 186 fatalities, and the overall death toll from the pandemic in Florida is now 6,333, the state health department said. The number of new cases of COVID-19 reported July 29, 2020 was 9,446, down slightly from the daily total of around 10,000 that has been the norm for weeks.
"All sites have free standing structures including tents and other equipment, which cannot withstand tropical storm force winds, and could cause damage to people and property if not secured," state emergency management officials said in a statement. Back in May he bragged that he had managed to control the pandemic while accusing the media of spreading panic over the outbreak.
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