--- title: Florida Now Has More Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Than New York description: The number of COVID-19 cases in Florida has now passed New York, making it the state with the second-most coronavirus cases in the U.S. canonical: https://time.com/5871879/florida-new-york-california-covid-19-cases/ author: Tara Law article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-07-26T15:10:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:52:01.467Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Florida Now Has More Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Than New York State og:description: The Sunshine State now has the second-most coronavirus cases in the nation, trailing only California og:url: https://time.com/5871879/florida-new-york-california-covid-19-cases/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0223b982f6890c67/698a10bc457a5208c8d643cb/COVID-19-Florida.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Florida Coronavirus testing og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Florida Now Has More Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Than New York State twitter:description: The Sunshine State now has the second-most coronavirus cases in the nation, trailing only California twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0223b982f6890c67/698a10bc457a5208c8d643cb/COVID-19-Florida.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:14 video:published: 2020-07-24 section: politics topics: Republican National Convention, Jacksonville Florida event cancellation, coronavirus flare-up, convention planning, North Carolina convention venue, delegate nominations, public health and gatherings genre: news, political announcement tones: assertive, reassuring, defensive, matter-of-fact emotions: pride (medium), concern (medium), disappointment (low) sentiment: neutral audience: general news readers, political followers, convention attendees, Florida residents people: Donald Trump organizations: Republican Party, Republican National Convention content_suitability: health controversy [00:30-00:56] transcript_source: automatic transcription transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Florida Now Has More Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Than New York State > Sponsored content. 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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has canceled segments of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus. Convention events will still be held in North Carolina._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary President Trump says his political team presented plans for a Republican National Convention component in Jacksonville, Florida, which he describes as beautiful and well-attended by speakers and eager attendees. He states that, given a recent coronavirus flare-up, the timing is not right and he has decided to cancel the Jacksonville segment. He confirms the convention will begin in North Carolina on Monday as originally planned, with delegates still gathering there for nominations. ## Key points - Trump's political team presented plans for the convention in Jacksonville, Florida, which he called a place he loves. (00:00) - Trump said the convention plans looked beautiful and that many speakers were lined up with thousands of people wanting to attend. (00:00) - Trump said the timing for the Florida event was not right because of a recent coronavirus flare-up in Florida. (00:30) - Trump framed the decision as protecting the American people, which he said he has always done. (00:30) - Trump instructed his team to cancel the Jacksonville, Florida component of the GOP convention. (00:56) - The convention will start in North Carolina on Monday as had always been planned. (00:56) - Trump said the delegates will still gather in North Carolina to conduct their nomination. (00:56) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:30] Planned Jacksonville convention component. Trump describes the planned Jacksonville, Florida convention events, the speakers lined up, and the strong interest from attendees. - [00:30 to 00:56] Timing concerns over Florida flare-up. Trump explains that the recent coronavirus flare-up in Florida makes a large gathering the wrong timing, framing the decision as protecting Americans. - [00:56 to 01:14] Cancellation and North Carolina schedule. Trump announces the Jacksonville component is canceled and confirms the convention will proceed in North Carolina starting Monday. ## Key quotes - [00:30] President Trump: "the timing for this event is not right, just not right with what's happened recently, the flare-up in Florida." - [00:30] President Trump: "It's really something that for me I have to protect the American people." - [00:56] President Trump: "I told my team it's time to cancel the Jacksonville, Florida component of the GOP convention." - [00:56] President Trump: "We'll be starting in North Carolina for the Monday, as has always been planned." ## Questions this video answers - Why did Trump cancel the Jacksonville, Florida segment of the convention? [00:30] - Where will the Republican National Convention still be held? [00:56] - What reason did Trump give for the timing being wrong for the Florida event? [00:30] - What will the delegates do at the convention in North Carolina? [00:56] - What did Trump's political team present to him for the Jacksonville event? [00:00] ## Content suitability - health controversy [00:30-00:56]: Discusses a coronavirus flare-up as the reason for canceling a large public event.  by [Tara Law](https://time.com/author/tara-law/)  ## Tara Law Jul 26, 2020 3:10 PM UTC  A man walks past the Aardvark Mobile Health's Mobile Covid-19 Testing Truck in Miami Beach, on July 24. A man walks past the Aardvark Mobile Health's Mobile Covid-19 Testing Truck in Miami Beach, on July 24. CHANDAN KHANNA / Contributor  by [Tara Law](https://time.com/author/tara-law/)  ## Tara Law Jul 26, 2020 3:10 PM UTC The number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Florida has now passed New York, leaving the Sunshine State with the second-most coronavirus cases in the nation, trailing only California. As of yesterday more than 414,000 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Florida, according to [a tracker maintained by researchers at Johns Hopkins University](https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6). Florida’s number passes the 411,000 cases recorded so far in New York. California, the nation’s most populous state, has had the most coronavirus cases since last week; as of Saturday, it had more than 446,000 cases. While COVID-19 cases surged in the northeast early this spring, Florida appeared to have missed the worst impact of the pandemic. However, the state’s fortunes appeared to shift after the state rapidly [ended its lockdown in May](https://time.com/5864130/florida-coronavirus-spike/). These grim milestones reflect the shift of the epicenter of the pandemic [to the Sunbelt](https://time.com/5854572/covid-19-testing-florida-texas-arizona/). While the spread of the virus in New York and New Jersey dropped in May and have remained low, the virus has spread rapidly in places like California, Arizona and Texas. As cases have [surged in Florida](https://time.com/5866032/florida-record-coronavirus-cases/), communities across the state have been forced to roll back some reopening measures to curb the spread of the virus, ordering beaches to [close again](https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2020-06-28/more-florida-beaches-announce-closures-as-virus-cases-rise) and imposing mandatory [face covering policies](http://wershopnetwork.com), although Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has [faced criticism](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coronavirus-ravaged-florida-as-ron-desantis-sidelined-scientists-and-followed-trump/2020/07/25/0b8008da-c648-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46%5Fstory.html) for failing to impose more restrictive measures, such as a statewide mask requirement. Some venues, including Disney World, reopened despite the high number of cases in the state. 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