COVID-19 in Florida: Daily average of new cases drops below 10,000, hospitalizations continue decline

Florida on Monday reported 9,022 new COVID-19 cases from the weekend, bringing the daily average below 10,000 for the first time since July 21. There have been more than 3.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.