Vice President Mike Pence has postponed campaign events in Florida and Arizona “out of an abundance of caution” as both states experience a spike in coronavirus cases, a Trump campaign spokesperson confirmed Saturday
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The decision to cancel the events comes after Florida and Arizona hit a new daily record of Covid-19 cases, which have caused officials in both states to halt — and even rollback — their reopening plans. Florida reported 9,585 new infections on Saturday, while Arizona recorded 3,591, according to the states’ public health departments.
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