(NPR) Florida Case Count Surpasses That Of New York, The Country's Original Epicenter

Florida Case Count Surpasses That Of New York, The Country's Original Epicenter

As the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus shifts from the Northeast to the Sun Belt, Florida's total case count has officially surpassed that of New York.



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Florida Case Count Surpasses That Of New York, The Country's Original Epicenter

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, 423,855 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Florida as of Sunday, compared to 411,736 in New York.