Florida sets new coronavirus record as U.S. lawmakers bicker at hearing

The state health department said Florida registered 257 fatalities, a record for the fourth straight day despite predictions that the U.S. coronavirus epicenter could be shifting to the Midwest.In numerical terms, the one-day loss of life in Florida was roughly equivalent to the number of passengers on a single-aisle airplane.Florida also reported 9,007 new cases, bringing its total infections to over 470,000, the second highest in the country behind California.