Miami has become coronavirus ground zero

Published July 17, 2020 10:46pm ET



Miami-Dade County, which accounts for nearly a quarter of Florida’s more than 327,000 cases, has become the epicenter of the coronavirus.

In Miami-Dade County alone, nearly 78,000 coronavirus cases have been reported, and about 1,270 people have died. The county is averaging about 2,500 new cases per day. Indeed, the state health department reported more than 2,400 new cases and 24 new deaths on Friday.

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