Florida adds 4,471 cases, 77 deaths; hospitalizations rise

Florida’s Department of Health on Saturday confirmed 4,471 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s known total to 776,251. Also, 77 resident deaths were announced, bringing the resident death toll to 16,417.

The state reduced the nonresident deaths figure by one, without explaining why, bringing the nonresident toll back to 203 after adding one on Friday.

The total cases’ figure is an increase over Friday’s 3,689 new cases and 73 deaths and follows Thursday’s 5,557 — the highest single-day count since Aug. 15 when 6,352 were reported.

Miami-Dade County reported 616 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and eight new deaths, according to Florida’s Department of

Health. The county now has 181,633 confirmed cases and 3,605 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases decreased from

3.11% to 2.48%. MiamiDade has now tested 1,030,123 people, according to the dashboard. The 14-day average dipped from Friday’s 4.63% to 4.45%, according to Miami-Dade’s New Normal dashboard.

Broward County reported 459 additional confirmed cases of the disease and one new death. The county has a known total of 83,165 cases and

AA1,520 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases decreased from 4.56% to 2.9%.

Palm Beach County saw 328 additional confirmed cases and three new deaths. The county now has 50,316 confirmed cases and 1,561 deaths. Percent positivity for new

Acases decreased from 3.19% to 2.67%.

Monroe County confirmed 27 additional cases and no new deaths. The county has a known total of 2,178 cases and 25 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases increased from 5.13% to 5.16%.

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