Florida adds 3,197 cases, 148 deaths

Florida’s Department of Health on Saturday confirmed 3,197 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s known total to 619,003. There were also 148 Florida resident deaths announced, bringing the resident death toll to 11,105.

The number of non-resident deaths increased by one to 144.

CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN SOUTH FLORIDA

Miami-Dade County reported 620 additional cases of COVID-19, and 27 new deaths, according to Florida’s Department of Health. The county now has 156,038 confirmed cases and 2,399 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases: 7.09%.

Broward County reported 251 additional confirmed cases of the disease and eight new deaths. The county now has a known total of 70,764 cases and 1,183 deaths Percent positivity for new cases: 4.27%.

Palm Beach County saw

172 additional confirmed cases and 18 new deaths. The county now has 41,730 confirmed cases and 1,117 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases: 6.34%.

Monroe County saw five additional confirmed cases and no new deaths. The county now has a known total of 1,719 cases and holds at 16 deaths. Percent positivity for new cases: 2.08%.

As of 11:45 a.m. Saturday, there were 3,822 COVID-19 patients admitted into hospitals throughout the state, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration dashboard.

Of those, 704 were in MiamiDade, 484 in Broward, 160 in Palm Beach and one in Monroe counties, according to the agency. These numbers represent a decline from Friday afternoon’s figures except the Florida Keys added one patient.

On Saturday, Miami-Dade hospitalizations for COVID-19 complications decreased from 865 to 821, according to MiamiDade County’s “New Normal” dashboard.