Florida Records 4,943 New COVID-19 Cases, 36 More Deaths

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MIAMI – The Florida Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard reported 4,943 new confirmed cases and 36 total deaths on Sunday, each a resident of Florida.

While Palm Beach and Monroe counties have reported no deaths, Miami-Dade has reported 17 and Broward has reported one.

Sunday is usually the day with the lowest number of cases and the number of deaths, as data tends to be collected and entered at a lower rate on weekends. This week’s figures show 1,000 more people have tested positive and four more people are dying than in last Sunday’s report.

For the pandemic, Florida is reporting 2,044,005 cases, 33,178 resident deaths and 33,819 total deaths.

Saturday’s statewide positive test rate of 6.8% was the highest in the past two weeks.

CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA

– Miami-Dade County has reported 1,062 more people who have tested positive and 17 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the pandemic total to 442,337 cases and 5,814 deaths.

The positive test rate on Saturday was 6.05%, according to the county-by-county breakdown, after four consecutive days below 6.0%.

– Broward County has reported an additional 706 cases and one death, bringing its totals to 212,641 cases and 2,624 deaths.

The rate of positive tests was 7.35% on Saturday, the highest in the past two weeks.

– Palm Beach County has reported 369 new cases (130,727 for the pandemic) and no deaths (2,635).

Saturday’s positive rate was 6.24%, exactly what it was on Monday.

– Monroe County has reported 27 new cases and zero deaths. Pandemic totals in the Keys are 6,382 cases and 48 deaths.

CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS

Government officials are using current hospitalizations to decide the next action to be taken in dealing with the pandemic. At the state level, this has steadily declined over the past month.

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration reports the number of hospital patients statewide with a “primary diagnosis of COVID.” The data, updated at least hourly, does not distinguish between the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital intensive care units and those in acute care beds, which require less attention from the community. from nurses.

At 1:28 p.m. Sunday, the agency said there were 2,863 people hospitalized, a benefit of 37 people as of 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. And this slight increase is reflected in the counties in South Florida: Miami-Dade, 14 to 535; Broward, down 23 to 425; Palm Beach, up to nine at 200; and Monroe, from two to six.