MIAMI – The Florida Department of Health reported Florida had 29,059 new coronavirus infections on Monday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s report on Tuesday.
University of Florida researchers released a report predicting the state’s coronavirus infections, including symptomatic and asymptomatic, will peak in February and there could be up to 150,000 infections a day.
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