Florida first state to surpass 200 cases of more-contagious variant of COVID virus The Citizen 5 years ago Florida continues to lead the country in cases of B.11.7 variant of COVID-19. Source: tallahassee.com Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook First cases of omicron strain of COVID virus reported in FloridaDateDecember 7, 2021In relation toWacissa'Get ready': Leon County's COVID cases up 42.9%; Florida cases surge 122.1%DateDecember 20, 2021In relation toWacissaNew COVID cases in Florida top 26,800, second-most in one day since pandemic beganDateDecember 23, 2021In relation toWacissa