State adds 10,577 cases; Miami-Dade tops 2K again

Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard reported 10,577 more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday and 79 deaths.

Saturday makes six of the last 10 days with new case totals at 10,000 or above. Thursday and Friday’s highs over 11,000 apiece were the most since July.

Florida also added one more non-resident death to bring that toll to 264. The state’s pandemic totals now reach 1,116,973 cases, 19,785 resident deaths and factoring in the non-residents’ figure that makes it 20,049 total deaths so far.

Miami-Dade has added more than 2,000 new daily cases 10 times since December began.

Florida’s total case count is the third highest in the country, after California and Texas, according to the New York Times database of U.S. cases.

CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN SOUTH FLORIDA

Miami-Dade County reported 2,059 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the known total to 255,462, according to Florida’s Department of Health. The county also added six deaths to bring the toll to 3,965. The single day positive test rate for new cases increased from 7.91% to 8.17%. The average daily positive rate was 8.22% for the last seven days after being at 9.54% the previous seven days.

Broward County reported 917 more confirmed cases and two new deaths. Broward now has a known total of 119,429 cases and 1,730 deaths, according to the health department. The singleday positive test rate increased from 6.37% to 6.86%.

Palm Beach County saw 556 additional confirmed cases and no new deaths, the health department said. The county now has 72,247 confirmed cases and holds at 1,766 deaths. The single-day positive test rate decreased from 7.85% to 6.31%.

Monroe County confirmed 27 additional cases and no new deaths. The county has a known total of 3,797 cases and 28 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases increased from 5.81% to 9.96%.