Florida adds 1,067 more COVID-19 deaths in latest CDC data

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – Florida reported an increase of 1,067 deaths from COVID-19 over the number reported by the state on Friday, according to the latest CDC data.

The state has also added 18,828 new cases since Friday, although the CDC does not list any new cases for Sunday, so the total may be incomplete.

The state has now verified 3,503,976 cases and 51,884 deaths related to COVID-19 since the start of the epidemic. according to CDC measurements released on Monday.

The CDC reports daily data from the Florida Department of Health, which only publicly releases a full report of its measurements each week on Friday. Deaths are often delayed for reporting and then backdated to the day they occurred, so this increase of more than 1,000 deaths since Friday does not mean those deaths occurred over the weekend.

While trend lines on COVID deaths may be more difficult to follow because of this, Florida saw a steady decline in new cases and positivity rates in September after August was the worst month in the world. the pandemic.

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Last week, the state reported just under 75,906 new cases, half of the more than 150,000 new cases reported for three consecutive weeks in August.

The state’s positivity rate for new cases fell to 11.2% in Friday’s weekly data from the Florida Department of Health. It exceeded 20% in early August.

COVID-related hospitalizations in Florida are also down sharply. According to the Florida Hospital Association, 8,488 patients were admitted with COVID-19 on Monday.

Florida exceeded 50,000 deaths among COVID patients last Thursday when a batch of 1,554 was added to CDC data.

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