A quarter of COVID tests in Florida's Miami-Dade County confirm virus in latest surge

The state has been seeing a dramatic surge in cases, with the seven-day average increasing to more than 36,400 new cases.

) data shows the state broke its record of the highest number of cases in a day Thursday with 77,848 cases reported. However, the report clarified that some of the cases were from previous days but backdated by the state.

In Miami-Dade County specifically, seven-day averages of new cases have increased from about 284 near the beginning of December to about 7,491 as of December 28, according to USA Facts. The nonprofit data organization has reported no deaths in the county since June. She said in an effort to curb the recent spike in cases, the county will expand testing site hours and locations, require masks in county buildings, offer mobile vaccination trucks to underserved communities and more. Cava also said she signed an emergency order requiring hospitals to write daily COVID-19 reports.

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