Florida reports 5,557 COVID-19 cases and 57 deaths

Florida’s Department of Health on Thursday confirmed 5,557 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s known total to 768,091. Also, 57 resident deaths were announced, bringing the resident death toll to 16,267.

The state reported no new nonresident deaths, leaving the non-resident toll at 203.

The total cases’ figure is the highest single-day count since Aug. 15 when 6,352 were reported. Since then, only Sept. 1 and Oct. 11 had higher reported numbers because of a “data dump” in the former and a combination of two days’ worth of numbers due to a technical issue last Sunday.

Miami-Dade County

● reported 853 additional cases and 13 new deaths, according to Florida’s Department of Health. The county has 180,497 confirmed cases and 3,581 deaths. Positivity for new cases increased from 5.15% to 5.19%.

Broward County

● reported 546 additional cases and no new deaths. The county has a known total of 82,250 cases and 1,519 deaths. Positivity for new cases decreased from 5.88% to 4.91%.

Palm Beach County

● saw 379 additional cases and reduced the total death count by four from Wednesday’s reported 1,553 total. The state did not explain why the numbers were changed. The county has 49,759 confirmed cases and 1,549 deaths. Positivity for new cases increased from

4.59% to 5.58%.

Monroe County confirmed 30 additional cases and no new deaths. The county has a known total of 2,131 cases and 25 deaths. Positivity for new cases increased from 6.18% to 8.12%.