This claim is widely disputed.

These deaths spanned over several weeks, not one day.

Other Birdwatchers have cited but misstate its contents: these are *newly reported* deaths over a multi-week period, not total deaths over that period. Perhaps he drew his figure from here: where it shows that the number of deaths was 1291 on September 7.

This is factually incorrect. The 1,200 number spans weeks, not a single day. The fiction writer is telling a story.

The way the information has been reported can lead to misunderstandings. This article mentions the growth over one day but then mentions how the data is from past weeks.

Articles state those deaths were over weeks not one day

Does not contain any specific source where published source says the figure was incorrect

According to CDC data this is a false statement and not a correct accounting. Coronavirus disease 2019

Blatant lie.

On September 10th there were 350 COVID-related deaths reported in Florida.

This is factually inaccurate misinformation.

Within the article cited it says these death's occurred over a series of weeks. it is demonstrably false. I find it difficult to believe a man of Mr. Kings acumen lacks the reading comprehension to understand as much. Appears to be a willful misrepresentation.

The 1292 deaths where from august 11th to September 9th not one day, closer to one month and daily deaths are falling rapidly

Per WPLG-TV (CBS Miami): "Those deaths did not all happen over the past day and span back weeks."

He didn?t read the actual facts. He pushed out 1200 in a single day when it was a rolling average.

"All but 19 of the newly reported deaths ? about 99% ? occurred since Aug. 11"

Writer corrected the error in a subsequent tweet.

The deaths occurred over the period of a month. During a covid spike. Was not a one day total.

The covid death figure for florida is for 1 week, not one day only. A simple search reveals the true data.