Florida cases drop but 161 deaths are added

Florida’s Department of Health on Monday announced 4,151 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, the lowest reported since Presidents’ Day when testing also saw a decrease. The state also announced 161 new deaths, 159 of whom were residents.

Fewer tests are usually processed during the weekend and sometimes also lead to a smaller case count on Mondays.

This time, the state reported the results of 72,226 residents tested on Sunday, the lowest recorded since Valentine’s Day.

The state’s positivity for first-time testers increased from 6.30% to 6.82%.

The state has now recorded a known total of 1,872,923 cases and 30,595 deaths.

Of those deaths, 30,065 are residents and 530 are non-residents.

More than 1.3 million Floridians have completed the two-dose vaccination series of either the PfizerBioNTech or Moderna vaccines, and more than

1.3 million have received the first dose.

SOUTH FLORIDA CASES AND VACCINATIONS

Miami-Dade County

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reported 994 new cases and 24 deaths, putting its totals at 403,259 cases and 5,314 deaths. In MiamiDade, 111,412 people have received the first vaccine dose and 156,925 people have completed the twodose series. Positivity increased from 6.31% to 7.19%.

Broward County

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added 531 cases and nine deaths, moving its totals to 190,364 cases and 2,349 deaths.

In Broward, 95,560 people have received the first vaccine dose and 134,356 have completed the series. Positivity decreased from 7.42% to 7.36%.

Palm Beach County reported 283 new cases and 18 deaths, bringing its cumulative count to 117,842 cases and 2,412 deaths.

In Palm Beach, 119,221 people have received the first vaccine dose and 130,093 have completed the series. Positivity increased from 5.84% to 6.70%.

Monroe County added ● 10 new cases and no new deaths. Pandemic totals in the Keys are 5,698 cases and 44 deaths. In Monroe, 5,128 people have received the first vaccine dose and 5,624 have completed the series. Positivity decreased from 5.15% to 4.55%.

HOSPITALIZATIONS

As of 2:47 p.m. Monday, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration said there were 4,175 people hospitalized. Of these, Broward had

586; Palm Beach, 314; and Monroe, 2, the agency said.

According to MiamiDade’s New Normal Dashboard, county hospitals have reported 782 COVID-19 patients, up from 774 on Sunday.

There were 87 new patients and 80 were discharged.