No matter how the rest of the media tends to spin things to sound otherwise.

"Meanwhile, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been criticized for allowing the state to begin reopening as the number of new daily cases rose from about 2,000 in mid-June to a peak of 15,300 on July 12. While Florida’s case count is rising quickly, the state’s total number of cases, total deaths, and number of cases and deaths per 100,000 people are still far less than that of states like New York."

https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/15/florida-labs-incorrectly-reported-a-100-positivity-rate-for-coronavirus-tests/