Nearly 10,000 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Florida in the last 24 hours, breaking the state's record for a second day in a row.
The grim milestone was reached after Florida's Department of Health confirmed 9,585 new infections on Saturday, according to the Miami Herald.
A further 24 deaths were reported, bringing the total number of lives lost in the state to 3,390.
The spike - which takes the total number of confirmed cases in Florida to 132,525 - has forced officials to put fresh new lockdown measures in place.
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All beaches have been closed in Miami, and alcohol consumptions at bars has been banned.
Most parades and parties scheduled for Independent Day celebrations on July 4 have also been cancelled.
Face masks have been made compulsory in some cities, although Governor Ron DeSantis has resisted pressure to implement the measure across the state.
Saturday's figures bring the number of infections reported in Florida in the last week to nearly 40,000 - a third of all cases since the start of the pandemic.
Kami Kim, director of the Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine at the University of South Florida, said leaders claimed victory too soon after lockdowns were lifted starting in early May.
"It was just complete denial by a huge swath of the politicians," she said.
"Unfortunately, our community still isn't taking it very seriously. People aren't wearing masks."
The US state is one of five to report a record number of infections in the last 24 hours, which has also seen Vice President Mike Pence cancel multiple election campaign events.
Arizona recorded 3,591 new cases, matching its previous high on Tuesday, while Nevada doubled its record with 1,099 new cases.
South Caroline and Georgia, meanwhile, have reported 1,604 and 1,990 new infections respectively, also marking new daily highs.
The number of confirmed cases across the US as a whole has now reached 2.5 million, according to Reuters.
Over 125,000 Americans have now died from Covid-19, the highest known death toll of any country in the world.
