Signage stands at the ready (foreground) in case COVID-19 testing at Barnett Park reaches capacity, as cars wait in line in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, July 29, 2021. The line stretched through the park for more than a mile out to West Colonial Drive near the Central Florida Fairgrounds. Orange County is under a state of emergency as coronavirus infections skyrocket in Central Florida. The Barnett Park site is testing 1,000 people a day and has closed early in recent days due capacity limits. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

By Michael Schneider | The Associated Press

PUBLISHED: July 31, 2021 at 7:52 p.m. | UPDATED: July 31, 2021 at 7:58 p.m.

Florida breaks daily record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases

The state has become the new national epicenter for the coronavirus