Florida adds 15,019 COVID-19 cases, 106 deaths
Florida’s Department of Health on Saturday confirmed 15,019 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s known total to 1,713,589. Also, 106 resident deaths were announced, moving the resident death toll to 26,360.
The state added the most cases since Jan. 15, when 16,875 were reported.
Four new non-resident deaths were also announced, bringing the cumulative non-resident toll to 435. The state’s total death toll is 26,795.
The Sunshine State has the third-highest case total after California and Texas and the fourth-highest death toll in the country, after New York, California and Texas, according to the New York Times database of U.S. cases.
After the positivity percentages doubled statewide from Wednesday to Thursday, positivity rates dropped from over 14% to single digit numbers in Saturday’s report. The number of tests statewide also jumped from 75,179 on Thursday to 222,516 on Friday.
According to the state’s Saturday COVID-19 vaccine report, 1,354,584 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida and 296,782 people have completed the series of two doses of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
Of those who completed the two-dose vaccination, 46,593 were Miami-Dade residents, 29,971 were Broward residents, 18,845 were Palm Beach residents and 519 were Monroe residents.
Miami-Dade County reported 2,505 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 28 new deaths, according to Florida’s Department of Health. The county now has 370,642 confirmed cases and 4,845 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases decreased from 14.77%. to 5.72%.
Broward County reported 1,373 additional confirmed cases of the disease and 11 new deaths. The county has a known total of 172,082 cases and 2,082 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases decreased from 13.52% to 6.41%.
Palm Beach County saw 1,151 additional confirmed cases and no new deaths. The county now has 106,691 confirmed cases and holds at 2,166 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases decreased from 12.22% to 6.8%.
Monroe County confirmed 44 additional cases and no new deaths. The county has a known total of 5,332 cases and 40 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases decreased from 11.17% to 5.81%. As of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, there were 6,353 COVID-19 patients admitted into hospitals throughout the state, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration dashboard. Of Saturday’s hospitalizations, 948 were in Miami-Dade, 657 in Broward, 416 in Palm Beach and six in Monroe, according to the agency.
The state has had a total of 71,535 Florida residents hospitalized for COVID-19-related complications, according to Florida’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard.
On Saturday, Florida’s Department of Health reported the results of 222,516 people tested on Friday. The positivity rate of new cases (people who tested positive for the first time) decreased from 14.46% to 6.62%.