Florida COVID weekly update: New omicron subvariant is most dominant strain in U.S.

In the past seven days, the state has added 9,686 cases and 51 deaths per day, on average, according to Miami Herald calculations of data published by the CDC. Over the past three weeks, on average, 87 fewer cases were logged each day in Florida. Cases are continuing to stagnate.

As of Tuesday, over 14,523,072 people are fully vaccinated. Florida has logged at least 6,526,305 cases and 76,031 deaths since March 2020.

The number of cases is likely an undercount due to positive results from atCDC. home COVID testing. The state also only tracks resident cases and deaths.

Variants: The two new omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, are spreading throughout the United States. In June 27-July 2, the BA.5 strain has become the most dominant strain in the U.S., accounting for 53.6% of cases. The BA.4 accounted for 16.5%, remaining the third most dominant strain, according to CDC data.

In the Southeast region, which includes Florida, BA.5 accounted for 54% of cases in the area and BA.4 accounted for 14.7%.

Spread: Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe are at a high COVID-19 risk level, according to the The CDC recommends everyone wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

Cases: In June 21-28, Florida has seen 73,829 new cases, according to Miami Herald calculations of the CDC’s Community Profile Report published Tuesday.

Miami-Dade reported 16,995 new resident cases in the week ending June 28, reaching a total of

1,327,702. Cases added were 1% fewer than those added in the previous week, and COVID-19 testing decreased by 4.5%.

Broward reported

7,621 new resident cases, reaching a total of 671,040. Cases added were 3% fewer than those added the week before, and COVID-19 testing decreased by 6.84%.

Monroe reported 233 new resident cases, reaching a total of 20,078. Cases added were 17% more than those added in the previous week, and COVID-19 testing increased by 0.39%.

Deaths: Florida has added 400 deaths in the past week, according to Miami Herald calculations of the CDC’s Friday Community Profile Report.

It is unclear when these newly reported deaths occurred. The Community Profile Report updates Florida’s county tolls and rates about once every seven days. As of Friday’s Community Profile Report,

Florida had a rate of 352 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people since the start of the pandemic.

Miami-Dade’s toll is 11,102, an increase of 59 deaths from Friday’s report. That’s a rate of 409 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people since March 2020.

Broward’s toll is 5,961, an increase of 32. That’s a rate of 305 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people.

Monroe’stoll is 120, seeing no additional deaths. The county would be at a death rate of 162 deaths per 100,000 people if its population were that large.

Hospitalizations: There were 3,684 people hospitalized in Florida, with 401 in the ICU, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services report Tuesday.

Over the past three weeks, on average, 28 more people were hospitalized each day in Florida, showing an increase in seven-day average hospital trends. During the same time, on average, 4 more people were in the ICU with COVID each day in Florida, another increase in trends.

At omicron’s January peak, over 15,000 patients were hospitalized in Florida, according to HHS data.

Miami-Dade no longer collects and reports COVID hospitalizations data in its “Daily Dashboard.”

Vaccinations: About 14,523,072 eligible Floridians — 67.6% of the state population — have completed the two-dose series of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines or have completed Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine, according to the CDC. About 6,057,923 Floridians have received a booster, about 41.7% of the state’s fully vaccinated population.