Florida Tops 200,000 Virus Cases; FDA Chief on GOP Meeting

Florida’s Covid-19 cases rose on Sunday in line with the one-week average, to cross 200,000, as the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was too soon to tell if the Republican convention in Jacksonville will be safe.

Reported cases rose by 10,059, or 5.3%, to 200,111, compared with an average 5.3% in the previous seven days. The Sunshine State set a record with 11,458 cases on Saturday. Deaths reached 3,731, according to the report, which has data through Saturday, up by 29.