State tops 200,000 positives
Florida sees another 10,059 COVID-19 cases Sunday, 29 more deaths
Florida’s coronavirus cases continue to soar, with the state reporting another 10,059 cases on Sunday.
The Florida Department of Health says 200,111 people have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
The state reported 29 new deaths Sunday morning.
At least 3,832 people have died from the virus in Florida, reports show. That figure includes 101 people from outside the state.
Florida saw another daily record in COVID-19 cases on Saturday, when the state reported 11,458 new cases, eclipsing Thursday’s record of 10,109 positive tests.
New York’s record day for coronavirus cases was 12,274 on April 4. Florida has not topped that — yet.
Over the course of the past several weeks, hospitalizations and deaths reported on Sundays have been on the rise in Florida.
At least 15,895 people have been hospitalized since the start of the outbreak, state records show.
Over a seven-week period from May 10 through June 21, the state reported a cumulative 58 deaths on Sundays alone. In the past two weeks alone, just counting Sundays, the state reported a total of 58 deaths.
Coronavirus-related hospitalizations have also been on the rise over the past five Sundays:
■ Sunday, June 7: 52
■ Sunday, June 14: 69
■ Sunday, June 21: 98
■ Sunday, June 28: 108
■ Sunday, July 5: 161
In an effort to stop the spread of the potentially fatal virus, all three South Florida counties closed their beaches for the long Fourth of July weekend.
Most cities canceled their fireworks shows. The few that did host them encouraged people to either watch from home or from their cars.
All of Miami-Dade County was under a curfew starting at 10 p.m. Friday. And on Thursday, Mayor Carlos Gimenez issued a mask mandate even for those able to social distance outside.
Broward County ordered restaurants to halt onsite dining during overnight hours and told residents to wear masks outside when they were unable to social distance.
Palm Beach County has also ordered people to wear face masks in public. They have to be worn inside when in stores and public buildings and outside only when social distancing is not possible.
South Florida
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, which account for 29% of Florida’s population, reported 4,633 new cases in the past day. That’s 46% of the statewide total of new cases for the day.
Here’s the breakdown for each county:
Broward County: The state re
ported 1,664 new cases Sunday, bringing the total to 21,239. A total of 434 people have died, three more since the day before.
Palm Beach County: 687 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 16,836. A total of 556 people have died, one more since Saturday.
Miami-Dade County: 2,282 new cases, bringing the total to 47,011. A total of 1,058 people have died, which is five more than Saturday. Miami-Dade has 13% of the state’s population but 23.49% of the coronavirus cases and 27.6% of the deaths.
Testing trends
As of Sunday, 2,202,095 people have been tested for the virus in Florida. Most tested negative: 2,000,088.
About 9.1% of the tests have been positive.
The number of Florida residents who have tested positive: 197,076. Another 3,035 non-residents have also tested positive, bringing the total to 200,111.
Deaths
Statewide: The official COVID-19 death total for Florida reported Sunday is 3,832.
Senior care: At least 1,937 of the state’s coronavirus-related deaths (50.5%) have occurred in nursing homes and longterm care facilities. Broward accounted for 167 deaths or 9%. Dade accounted for 527 deaths or 27% and Palm Beach County had 235 deaths or 12%.
Hospitalizations
Statewide: A total of 16,201 people have been treated in Florida hospitals for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 161 since Saturday.
Meantime, the number of available hospital beds has been declining in recent weeks, records show.
South Florida: Broward, Palm Beach and MiamiDade counties have had a total of 8,422 people hospitalized, 48 more than the day before.
Global view
U.S.: The coronavirus death toll in the United States reached 129,718 on Sunday at 11:33 a.m., according to the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University.
The United States reported 2.85 million cases, the highest total in the world. Death tolls remained highest in New York State, with 32,157, and New Jersey, with 15,189.
Worldwide: The global total reached 11.3 million cases Sunday, with at least 531,729 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins.
The U.S. has 4.3% of the world’s population and 25.2% of the world’s cases.