Florida adds more than 150 COVID deaths, pushing toll past 23,000
Florida’s Department of Health on Monday confirmed 11,576 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s known total to 1,488,586. Also, 159 new resident deaths were announced, bringing the resident death toll to 23,071.
Four new non-resident deaths were also announced, bringing the nonresident toll to 353.
According to the state’s Monday COVID-19 vaccine report, 587,956 people have been vaccinated in Florida — with 39,988 people completing the series of two doses of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
Miami-Dade County
● reported 2,094 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 28 new deaths, according to Florida’s Department of Health. The county has now had
328,701 confirmed cases and 4,441 deaths.The percent positivity for new cases increased from 8.62% to 8.92%.
Broward County re
● ported 1,153 additional confirmed cases and eight new deaths. The county’s known total is now at 151,524 cases and 1,928 deaths. The percent positivity for new cases increased from 8.58% to 8.61%.
Palm Beach County
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saw 831 additional confirmed cases and 17 new deaths. The county has 92,542 confirmed cases and 1,972 deaths. The percent positivity for new cases increased from 8.57% to 8.85%.
Monroe County con
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firmed 23 additional cases and no new deaths. The county has a known total of 4,719 cases and 36 deaths. The percent positivity for new cases decreased from 12.35% to 9.32%.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Florida
As of 2:30 p.m. Monday, there were 7,650
COVID-19 patients admitted into hospitals throughout the state, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration dashboard. This number is at August levels, when more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients were admitted into hospitals throughout the state.
Of Monday’s hospitalizations, 1,105 were in Miami-Dade, 642 in Broward, 436 in Palm Beach and four in Monroe, according to the agency.
The state has had a total of 65,796 Florida residents hospitalized for COVID-19related complications, according to Florida’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard.
On Monday, Florida’s Department of Health reported the results of 128,795 people tested on Sunday. The positivity rate of new cases (people who tested positive for the first time) increased from 10.42% to 10.60%.