among the states seeing the biggest covid surges is florida. today the state recorded 17, 000, 589 new cases for wednesday. it is the fourth biggest single day jump since the pandemic started. the state s governor is refusing to impose any new restrictions but as political reports, local officials across florida are bucking governor ron desantis and his anti mandate corona strategy. they are imposing guidances for some workers and declaring states of emergency. we welcome to the cast a doctor who became the chief medical at a hospital last year. just a few weeks before this pandemic began. thank you so much for being with us doctor. these numbers, in a single month, your state went from about 1300 cases a day to now more than 17, 000, the miami herald did the math, that s a 1200 and 41% increase.