- State is national epicenter as 21,683 cases reported
- Hospitalisations record also falls amid mask mandate ban
- America mulls vaccine mandates – will they work?
Florida’s ban on mask mandates came under increasing scrutiny from public health officials on Sunday as the surging Delta variant pushed new daily cases of Covid-19 in the state to a record high.
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