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Florida records 15,299 new coronavirus cases in a single day, shattering the record set by California less than a week ago and more than New York's worst day in April.

Mickey waved from a distance and visitors wore colourful face masks with mouse ears on the weekend as Florida's Walt Disney World reopened to the public even as the state shattered the United States' record for the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases.

The World Health Organization said the US again had the most new coronavirus cases in the world on Sunday, with more than 66,000 countrywide.Meanwhile, Walt Disney Co welcomed a limited number of guests on Saturday to its two most popular parks at the sprawling Orlando complex, the world's most-visited theme park resort, with safety measures including mandatory masks designed to reassure visitors and reduce the chances of spreading the virus.

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