In Miami 27% of coronavirus tests are coming back positive — a stark example of how the US outbreak is exploding again

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• 27% of coronavirus tests came back positive in Miami-Dade county, Florida, on Wednesday.
• It is the second day in a row where more than a quarter of tests were positive. It makes Miami a standout example of how much of the US is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
• Florida also reported an all-time high on Wednesday, with 5,511 new cases. California and Texas are also experiencing spikes.
• Florida began to reopen at the end of April, when daily cases stood at 347. But scientists say the state now shows "all the markings of the next large epicenter of coronavirus transmission," according to PennLive.
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The rate of positive coronavirus tests in and around Miami, Florida, has surged to 27% — marking it as one of the starkest examples of the resurgent US coronavirus outbreak.

On Wednesday, Miami-Dade county recorded 957 positive cases from 3,559 tests — a rate of 26.89%. The day before the rate had been 25.9%, sharply up from the preceding days.

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See Also:

• The federal government is ending funding for coronavirus test sites in 5 states as Trump claims the US is testing too much
• Germany put 500,000 people back under lockdown after a spike in coronavirus cases
• Trump seemed not to know what the '19' in COVID-19 stood for at a rally in Phoenix, where he also broke city rules by not wearing a mask

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