Florida Breaks Single-Day Record of CCP Virus Infections as Disney World Reopens

Health officials say 45 deaths, 15,299 cases recorded in 24-hour span

A healthcare worker administers a CCP virus test to a patient at the Lee Davis Community Resource Center in Tampa, Fla., on June 25, 2020. Octavio Jones/Getty Images

Florida set a new national record for the largest increase in the number of CCP virus cases over a 24-hour period in the United States on Sunday.

Data from the state’s Department of Health revealed that 15,299 COVID-19 infections were confirmed, leading to a total of 269,811 cases. Forty-five deaths were recorded in the same time-frame, health department data showed.