Miami-Dade passes 2,000 virus deaths
Miami-Dade, the epicenter of COVID-19 cases and number of deaths in the state, passed another milestone Saturday as Florida’s Department of Health reported another 48 deaths in the county. This brings the death toll in Miami-Dade over the 2,000 mark to 2,047.
Florida also confirmed 6,362 additional cases of COVID-19, pushing the state’s known total to 569,637. An additional 204 Florida resident deaths were also announced, bring the statewide resident death toll to 9,345.
The total confirmed cases are higher than Friday’s 6,178 but the deaths were fewer by 24.
No new non-resident deaths were announced Saturday, leaving that death toll at 135.
A Miami- Dade County reported 1,745 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of 62 compared to Friday, and 48 new deaths, three more than Friday, according to Florida’s Department of Health. The county now has 144,407 confirmed cases and 2,047 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases: 10.66%
Broward County re
A ported 642 additional confirmed cases of the disease, six more than Friday, and 26 new deaths, five fewer than Friday. The county now has a known total of 66,011 cases and 940 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases: 7.17%
A Palm Beach County saw 327 additional confirmed cases, 40 fewer than
Friday, and 13 new deaths, one more than Friday. The county now has 38,902 confirmed cases and 989 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases: 6.16%
A Monroe County reported 19 additional cases of the disease, seven fewer than Friday, and no new deaths, according to the health department. The Florida Keys now have
1,622 confirmed cases and 13 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases: 10.59%
As of 11:30 a.m. Saturday, there were 5,709 COVID-19 patients admitted into hospitals throughout the state, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration dashboard. That number is 184 fewer than Friday afternoon.
Of those, 1,139 were in Miami-Dade, 64 fewer than Friday afternoon. There were 725 in Broward, 45 fewer than Friday. There were 360 in Palm Beach County, three fewer than Friday. And, 10 in Monroe county, two more than Friday, according to the agency.
On Saturday, Miami-Dade hospitalizations for COVID-19 complications decreased from 1,402 to 1,314, according to MiamiDade County’s “New Normal” dashboard. According to Saturday’s data, 175 people were discharged and 72 people were admitted.
The state has had a total of 33,661 Florida residents hospitalized for COVID-19related complications, according to Florida’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard.