State adds 9,000 cases, nearly 2,000 in Dade

Florida’s Department of Health on Thursday confirmed 9,085 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s known total to 914,333. Also, 79 resident deaths were announced, bringing the resident death toll to 17,810.

The cumulative non-resident toll was 220, an increase of two from Wednesday.

Miami-Dade County reported 1,945 additional cases of COVID-19 and seven new deaths, according to Florida’s Department of Health. The county has a total of 209,166 confirmed cases and 3,738 deaths. Positivity for new cases decreased from 8.22% to 8.09%. The 14-day percent positivity average was 8.16%, according to Miami-Dade County’s New Normal dashboard.

Broward County reported 902 additional cases and three new deaths. The county now has a known total of 98,377 cases and 1,611 deaths. Positivity for new cases decreased from 7.85% to 6.92%.

Palm Beach County saw 563 additional cases and three new deaths. The county now has 60,219 confirmed cases and 1,644 deaths. Positivity for new cases decreased from 8.85% to 7.21%.

Monroe County confirmed 73 additional cases and no new deaths. The county has a known total of 2,965 cases and 25 deaths. Positivity for new cases increased from 11.51% to 11.78%.

Florida’s Department of Health reported the results of 131,718 people tested on Wednesday. The positivity rate of new cases (people who tested positive for the first time) decreased from 8.14% to 7.58%.

As of 4:15 p.m. Thursday, there were 3,383 COVID-19 patients admitted into hospitals in the state, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration dashboard. This is a decrease from early August, when more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients were admitted.

Of Thursday’s hospitalizations, 328 in were Broward, 232 in Palm Beach and eight in Monroe, according to the agency.

Miami-Dade hospitalizations slightly decreased from 577 to 569, according to Miami-Dade’s dashboard. According to Thursday’s data, 111 people were discharged and 72 people were admitted.