ORLANDO, Fla. – The state of Florida on Friday released new data about coronavirus cases in the Sunshine State, a day after no new information was provided due to the Thanksgiving holiday.Testing sites were closed across the state Thursday but reopened on Friday morning.Florida has reported more than 979,000 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic was first reported here in March.
The state will likely surpass 1 million cases within the next week as the United States closes in on 13 million confirmed coronavirus cases.Ahead of Thanksgiving, health officials warned against holiday gatherings, which they said could cause the virus to easily spread.