Florida tops 10,000 cases for 3rd day in row

MIAMI >> Florida’s Department of Health on Saturday confirmed 10,431 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s known total to 1,049,638. It’s the third consecutive day that the state has added more than 10,000 cases and tops Friday’s 10,177.

Also, 90 new resident deaths were announced, bringing the resident death toll to 19,084. The cumulative nonresident death toll held steady at 242 deaths.

Florida has the thirdhighest number of to - tal confirmed cases in the country after Texas and California, according to The New York Times COVID-19 database.

• Miami-dade County reported 2,238 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and eight new deaths, according to Florida’s Department of Health. The county has a total of 241,051 confirmed cases and 3,896 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases decreased from 8.18% to 8.05%.

• Broward County reported 1,100 additional confirmed cases and three new deaths. The county now has a known total of 112,729 cases and 1,694 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases increased from 7.41% to 7.67%.

• Palm Beach County saw 645 additional confirmed cases and five new deaths. The county now has 68,381 confirmed cases and 1,724 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases decreased from 6.79% to 6.44%.

• Monroe County confirmed 30 additional cases and no new deaths. The county has a known total of 3,545 cases and 28 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases decreased from 12.2% to 8.24%.

Of Saturday’s hospitalizations, 761 were in Miami-dade, according to the agency.