Florida adds 11,335 cases, most since July, and the most deaths in months

Florida’s Department of Health on Thursday confirmed 11,335 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s known total to 1,083,362. That’s the most new cases in a singleday report since July 25, when the state had reported 12,199 cases.

Also, 129 new resident deaths were announced Thursday, bringing the statewide resident toll to 19,591.

That’s the highest number of deaths reported in a single day since Oct. 15, when 141 were reported.

Six new non-resident deaths were also announced, bringing the nonresident toll to 260. Six is the highest single-day number reported since early summer.

Florida’s total case count is the third-highest in the country, after California and Texas, according to The New York Times.

Miami-Dade County reported 2,240 additional cases, bringing the known total to 251,283, according to Florida’s Department of Health. The county also added 13 deaths to bring the toll to 3,943. Positivity for new cases (people who tested positive for the first time) increased from 7.69% to 8.55%. The 14-day percent positivity average was 8.81%, according to Miami-Dade County’s New Normal Dashboard.

Broward County reported 1,097 ● additional cases and one new death. The county now has a known total of 117,525 cases and 1,721 deaths. Positivity for new cases decreased from 7.74% to 7.35%.

Palm Beach County saw 652

● additional cases and 11 new deaths. The county now has 70,966 confirmed cases and 1,756 deaths. Positivity for new cases decreased from 7.35% to 6.97%.

Monroe County confirmed 67

● additional cases and no new deaths. The county has a known total of

3,730 cases and 28 deaths. Positivity for new cases decreased from 6.28% to 5.81%.

Florida’s Department of Health reported the results of 139,689 people tested on Wednesday. The positivity rate of new cases decreased from 8.62% to 8.04%.

As of 2:45 p.m. Thursday, there were 4,550 COVID-19 patients admitted into hospitals throughout the state, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration dashboard. This is a big jump from what the state was reporting last month and approaching early August, when more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients were admitted into hospitals throughout the state.

Of Thursday’s hospitalizations, 415 were in Broward, 300 in Palm Beach and four in Monroe, according to the agency.

On Thursday, Miami-Dade hospitalizations decreased from 847 to

840, according to the county’s dashboard. According to Thursday’s data, 118 people were discharged and 87 people were admitted.

The state has had a total of 57,468 Florida residents hospitalized for COVID-19-related complications, according to Florida’s COVID-19

Data and Surveillance Dashboard.