(CNN)Florida reported a spike in new coronavirus cases Tuesday, just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order allowing restaurants and bars to operate at full capacity.
New cases surged to 3,266 from the 738 reported Monday, according to the state's health department. That's the highest one-day number since September 19.
DeSantis lifted restrictions on bars and residents Friday, and scenes of crowded bars and restaurants played out around the state over the weekend.
Until recently a coronavirus hotspot, Florida's cases had been falling, and the state is among only seven with at least a 10% reduction in new cases in the week ending Monday compared to the previous seven days.
Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia are the other six states with a decline in new cases in the past week.
Florida has reported 704,568 cases in total.
The current epidemic in the United States is so serious, I don't think it is time to open public areas, especially closed spaces with dense crowds such as bars and restaurants. For the sake of everyone's health and safety, I still hope that the government can pay attention to it and quickly tighten restrictions.