Florida COVID weekly update: 64 deaths and more than 11,000 cases per day
What is the COVID-19 situation like in Florida?
In the past seven days, the state has added 11,493 cases and 64 deaths per day, on average, according to Miami Herald calculations of data published by the CDC. Over the past three weeks, on average, 15 fewer cases were logged each day in Florida. Cases are continuing to stagnate.
The state has logged at least 6,614,806 cases and 76,489 deaths since the pandemic began in March 2020.
The number of cases is likely an undercount due to positive results from athome COVID testing. The state also only tracks resident cases and deaths, excluding nonresidents.
VARIANTS
From July 3-9, the BA.5 strain remained the most dominant strain in the U.S., accounting for 65% of cases. The BA.4 accounted for 16.3%, remaining the third most dominant strain, according to CDC data.
In the first week of May, the two variants accounted for only about 1% of new COVID cases.
In the southeast region, which includes Florida, BA.5 accounted for 66.5% of cases and BA.4 accounted for 14.6%, the first and third most dominant.
CASES
Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe are at a high COVID-19 risk level, according to the
CDC. Under the high-risk level, the CDC recommends everyone wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status.
If you are immunocompromised or at a high risk for severe disease, the CDC recommends wearing a mask as well as avoiding “nonessential” indoor actives in public.
In the period from 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 30,300 new resident cases in the week ending July 13, reaching a total of 1,358,002. Cases added were 9% more than those added in the previous week.
Broward reported 13,826 new resident cases, reaching a total of 684,866. Cases added were 7% fewer than those added in the previous week.
Palm Beach reported 8,467 new resident cases, reaching a total of 418,076. Cases added were 7% fewer than those added in the previous week.
Monroe reported 425 new resident cases, reaching a total of 20,503. Cases added were 5% more than those added in the previous week.
DEATHS
Florida 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.
Miami-Dade’s death toll is 11,223, an increase of 59 deaths from Friday’s report.
Broward’s death toll is 6,025, an increase of 64.
Palm Beach’s death toll is 5,242, an increase of 58.
Monroe’s death toll is 121, an increase of one.
HOSPITALIZATIONS
There were 4,322 people hospitalized in Florida, with 449 in the ICU, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services report on Tuesday.
Over the past three weeks, on average, 24 more people were hospitalized each day in Florida, showing an increase in sevenday 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.
VACCINATIONS
About 14,535,778 eligible Floridians — 67.7% of the state’s population — have been fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.
About 6,075,779 Floridians have received a booster, about 41.8% of the state’s fully vaccinated population.
In Miami-Dade, about 810,928 people, or 34.7% of the fully vaccinated population, have received a booster.
In Broward, about 573,700 people (40.7%)
In Palm Beach, about 448,861 (44.7%)
In Monroe, about 23,496 (40%)