At least 1,008 people in South Florida have died, an increase of 22 over the previous 24 hours.
At least 1,008 people in South Florida have died of the new coronavirus, the state reported Tuesday, an increase of 22 over the previous 24 hours.
The region leads the state in the number of cases. As of Tuesday, Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties have had 24,451 cases, 513 more than the day before.
Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, home to 29.9% of Florida’s population, have had 56.7% of the state’s coronavirus deaths and 58.3% of the cases.
There have been 1,779 people who have died from COVID-19 in Florida, according to the Department of Health, an increase of 44 over the previous 24 hours.
The state also reported Tuesday that Florida has had a total of 41,923 cases — 941 more than on Monday.
Breaking down South Florida’s statistics further, the report released Tuesday shows:
■ Miami-Dade County, the Florida coronavirus hot spot, has had 14,385 cases, an increase of 218 from Monday. The number of deaths in Miami-Dade, 505, is 15 more than it was a day earlier. Miami-Dade County, which has 13% of the state’s population, has 34.3% of the state’s cases and 28.4% of the deaths.
■ Broward has had 5,973 cases, 91 more than Monday. The number of deaths did not change, remaining at 258.
■ Palm Beach County has had 4,093 cases, 204 more than Monday. It has had 245 deaths, seven more than Monday.
U.S., global view
The coronavirus death toll in the United States
rose to 80,706 on Tuesday morning, including at least than 26,988 victims in the national hot spot of New York. The country’s total number of cases is more than 1.3 million.
The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University reported 4.2 million cases worldwide. More than 286,940 people have died.
The United States has 4.3% of the world’s population and 32.3% of the world’s cases.