"I think it's going to have a huge impact," Mayor Francis Suarez told CNN Saturday about Florida Gov. DeSantis signed an executive order on Friday evening allowing restaurants and bars to immediately begin operating at 100% capacity. As of Sunday, the number of new Covid-19 cases has increased by at least 10% or more compared to the week before in 21 states, most of them in the West. Neighboring New Jersey also reported 760 new cases Saturday -- the highest daily case count since early June, according to the state's Covid-19 dashboard. And with daily cases averaging 40,000 nationwide, the new season could be a challenge, infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said.

Source: CNN September 27, 2020 07:09 UTC