Florida sees 11,914 more COVID cases, 142 deaths; Miami-Dade has more than 350,00 cases
After two days in which the state reported fewer than 10,000 cases, Florida’s Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed 11,914 additional cases of COVID-19. The bump brings the state’s known total to 1,601,011. Also, 142 resident deaths were announced, bringing the resident death toll to 24,578.
Three new nonresident deaths were also announced, bringing the nonresident toll to 387. The total death count for the state is 24,965, the fourth-highest in the country after New York, California and Texas, according to a New York Times database. Miami-Dade has now topped 350,000 cases, and the Keys has over 5,000.
According to the state’s Wednesday COVID-19 vaccine report, 1,122,405 people have been vaccinated in Florida — with 111,188 of those people having completed the series of two doses. Of those who completed the two-dose vaccination, 17,784 were MiamiDade residents, 14,777 were Broward residents, 272 were Monroe residents, and
4,034 were Palm Beach County residents.
Miami-Dade reported 2,287 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and eight new deaths, according to Florida’s Department of Health. The county now has 350,252 confirmed cases and 4,630 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases rose from 8.40% to 10.71%, from Monday to Tuesday.
Broward reported 1,110 ● additional confirmed cases of the disease and eight new deaths. The county has a known total of 161,624 cases and 1,998 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases decreased from 8.12% Monday to 7.99% Tuesday.
Palm Beach County
● saw 687 additional confirmed cases and two new deaths. The county now has 99,379 confirmed cases and 2,061 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases rose from 9.47% to 10.39%, from Monday to Tuesday.
Monroe confirmed 31
● additional cases and no new deaths. The county has a known total of 5,024 cases and 37 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases increased from 9.87% to 11.69%, from Monday to Tuesday.
Hospitalizations: As of ●
3:45 p.m. Wednesday, there were 7,141 COVID-19 patients admitted into hospitals throughout the state, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration dashboard. Of Wednesday’s hospitalizations, 1,028 were in Miami-Dade, 632 in Broward, 450 in Palm Beach and five in Monroe.
On Wednesday, MiamiDade hospitalizations for COVID-19 complications decreased from 1,183 to 1,095, according to MiamiDade County’s “New Normal” dashboard. According to Wednesday’s data, 215 people were discharged and 102 people were admitted. The state has had a total of 68,478 Florida residents hospitalized for COVID-19related complications, according to Florida’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard.
Testing: On Wednesday,
● Florida’s Department of Health reported the results of 108,294 people tested on Tuesday. The positivity rate of new cases (people who tested positive for the first time) increased from 8.97% to 10.73%.