Florida has reported its fifth consecutive day of more than 10,000 new Covid-19 cases, APA reports citing ABC News.
On Sunday, an additional 12,478 people tested positive for coronavirus, according to the state health agency.
The total number of cases since March in the Sunshine State is now more than 350,000. The death toll is nearing 5,000, and hospitals across the state say bed space is filling up.
As officials try to contain the surge, some parts of South Florida have enacted curfews. On Saturday, Miami Beach set a curfew of 20:00 to 05:00. On Friday, Broward County ordered a curfew from 23:00 to 05:00, in place until 1 August.
Congresswoman Donna Shalala, a Democrat representing part of Miami-Dade county, told ABC News: "The residents here are terrified and I’m terrified, for the first time in my career, because there’s a lack of leadership."
About 23% of the total number of cases were reported in just the last week, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
In an interview aired on Sunday, US President Donald Trump told Fox News: "We have embers and we do have flames. Florida became more flame-like, but it’s - it’s going to be under control."
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