By Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan, Steve George, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Mike Hayes, CNN
From CNN's Tina Burnside
The number of coronavirus cases reached a milestone on Monday, as the state reports 100,217 cases, according to data released by the Florida Department of Health.
Florida is among at least 10 states that saw their highest 7-day average of daily new coronavirus cases on June 21, according to data from Johns Hopkins.
Health experts worry the Sunshine State could be the next epicenter of the national health crisis.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that New York is in a position to keep opening up in phases because the metrics and science used in analyzing the spread of coronavirus have guided the decisions, unlike some states that “did reopening as a political exercise.”
“It was politicized by the White House and some states ran to reopen and just forgot about the metrics and the science when you’re dealing with a virus. You’re now seeing those states spike. New York, we did the exact opposite. We followed the science … I look at the numbers every day and we react to the numbers,” Cuomo told CNN’s Jim Sciutto in an interview Monday morning.
He went on to describe New York's key coronavirus metrics recorded yesterday.
“We did 57,000 tests just yesterday – highest number of tests in the United States – and we had a less than 1% transmission rate yesterday. We went from the highest transmission rate in the United States to the lowest transmission rate. We only had 10 deaths overnight – that’s the lowest number since this started. We have about 1,000 people in our hospitals – lowest numbers since this started,” he said.
What the numbers say: While the statistics continue to trend in the right direction in states like New York, 10 states that saw their highest 7-day average of daily new coronavirus cases on June 21 according to data from Johns Hopkins. Those states are Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he will "absolutely" dine outside tonight — although he has not yet decided which restaurant he'll go to.
New York City entered phase two of reopening today, which allows for restaurants to resume outdoor service.
"I am very excited that this day has come," de Blasio said at a news conference when asked if he'll eat out at a restaurant today.
From CNN's Kristina Sgueglia
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio described Monday as an “important” and “historic day” as the city launched phase two of Covid-19 reopening.
“Hundreds of thousands of people will be going back to work today” he said and there is “a real excitement out there.”
“Phase two is really a giant step for this city,” de Blasio said, adding that “this is where most of our economy is.”
Phase two allows for a broader range of businesses to continue to reopen in New York City under Covid-19 guidelines, including retail businesses, restaurants and offices.
One of the biggest moves is the reopening of outdoor dining.
The mayor said that restaurants as part of the reopening for outdoor dining are so important as they are such a big part of the identity of NYC.
There have been 3,192 applications for open restaurants to apply for curb space and roadway space — “they have instantly qualified” and are ready to go today, de Blasio said.
The mayor notes that the city stands ready to help businesses get on their feet.
Over 2 million face coverings have been given out for free and the mayor said they are doubling that.
Subway ridership was up 29% in phase one — getting close to the point of a million subway riders per day. Bus ridership is up 22%. Traffic into manhattan is also up 24% over east river bridges and 10% over Hudson river bridges.
The mayor said mass transit is so crucial to the city and these signs show that the city is coming back online.
From CNN's Jacqueline Howard
The coronavirus pandemic does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon in the United States, warned Michael Osterholm, head of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
"I think this is more like a forest fire. I don't think that this is going to slow down," Osterholm told NBC's Chuck Todd during an appearance on “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
"I think that wherever there's wood to burn, this fire's going to burn — and right now we have a lot of susceptible people," Osterholm added. "Right now, I don't see this slowing down through the summer or into the fall. I don't think we're going to see one, two and three waves. I think we're going to just see one very, very difficult forest fire of cases."
A look at the cases: There are 23 states seeing a rise in new reported cases compared to the previous week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Here's where cases are increasing:
From CNN’s Ethan Cohen
As President Trump prepares to travel to Arizona tomorrow, here’s a look at the coronavirus trends in that state:
From CNN's Kay Guerrero
According to Mexico's Ministry of Health, on Sunday evening the country reported an additional 1,044 new deaths, bringing the nationwide total to at least 21,825.
It's one of the highest death tolls reported in the country in a 24-hour period.
Mexico also reported at least 5,343 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country's total to at least 180,545 confirmed cases.
Mexico City and the Valley of Mexico are the areas with the highest number of active cases in the country.
From CNN's Elizabeth Joseph
There were 10 coronavirus-related deaths in New York State on Sunday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweeted Monday morning.
At least 552 of 56,780 — less than 1% — of coronavirus tests performed Sunday were back positive, he tweeted, adding that hospitalizations fell to 1,122.
Read his tweet:
From CNN Health’s Amanda Watts
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, says some areas of the country are “seeing significant outbreaks on top of a background rate of spread that was quite high.”
Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday, Gottlieb said, “We are seeing a resurgence in the South and Southeast” because those areas were “never really rid of their epidemics.”
Gottlieb said the cases are “building quite quickly” in places such as Texas, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Arizona. They could see “exponential growth” this week, he said.
“The challenge with exponential growth is that everything looks okay, until suddenly it doesn't,” he said.
“When the epidemic is expanding, it’s always worse than what you are measuring – so there are a lot more cases in these states that are going to get turned over this coming week, given the rate of growth we have seen,” Gottlieb added.
Gottlieb warned, “This is going to be hard to get under control,” saying, “there is no quick intervention that is going to bring this to an end.”
“The challenge is there is not a clear end point,” Gottlieb added.
“We are becoming more and more dependent on a therapeutic intervention in the fall, because we are taking a lot of virus through the summer. We really shouldn't be where we are in June right now,” he said.
When it comes to universal masking, Gottlieb said it’s a mistake for some states not to, “they are losing precious time.”
“Masking has becoming controversial. It shouldn't be. It’s a simple intervention. It’s a collective action we can all take to help protect our fellow citizens and also protect ourselves and try to reopen the economy safely,” he said.
