ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A day after it recorded the newest daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida on Sunday broke a previous record for current hospitalizations set more than a year ago before vaccines were available.
The Sunshine State had 10,207 people hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 cases.
That's according to data reported to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on Sunday.
The previous record was from more than a year ago, July 23, 2020, more than a half-year before vaccinations became widespread when Florida had 10,170 hospitalizations.
That is according to the Florida Hospital Association.