Florida adds 39,000 new covid cases from Christmas weekend

  • An Orange County family gets tested at the Econ Soccer Complex on the first day of the new covid-19 drive-thru testing site hosted by Orange County Health Services at the park off East Colonial Drive, in Orlando on Dec. 27. (JOE BURBANK/Associated Press)
    An Orange County family gets tested at the Econ Soccer Complex on the first day of the new covid-19 drive-thru testing site hosted by Orange County Health Services at the park off East Colonial Drive, in Orlando on Dec. 27. (JOE BURBANK/Associated Press)

    MIAMI — Florida reported 39,000 new covid-19 cases on Monday from the Christmas weekend, as thousands of people waited in lines for tests following holiday gatherings and flights on crowded airplanes.