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Florida reports 4,237 new COVID cases with fewer people getting tested

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AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 19, 2021 at 2:37 pmThe number of new cases per day dropped slightly on Monday with COVID test results posted for 20,000 fewer people than the day prior.Florida reported new coronavirus cases on and another new resident deaths linked to COVID-19. The state has now reported cases since the pandemic began.The seven-day average for new cases continued its upward climb on Monday. Health officials reported a seven-day average for Florida of 6,756 cases compared with 5,791 a week ago. In early January, the seven-day average for new cases had climbed as high as 17,991.AdvertisementTake a deeper look at Florida’s .South Florida counties reported 1,730 new cases Monday, the fewest in a month. July 2020 was the worst month for cases in South Florida.AdvertisementPalm Beach County: additional cases and more deaths. The county now has confirmed cases and deaths, including non-residents.Broward County: additional cases and more deaths. Broward has a known total of cases and deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. The death tally includes non-residents.Miami-Dade County: additional cases and new deaths. The county now has confirmed cases and deaths, including non-residents.Public health experts say the virus is considered under control when the COVID-19 test positivity rate is under 5%. But since Oct. 29, Florida has exceeded 5% in its widely publicized calculation for assessing the rate for testing of residents.The state reported a daily positivity rate of % on , from % the day before. This method of calculating positivity counts new infections only, but also counts repeat negative tests, which skews the figure downward.According to the state, the new reported case numbers reflect the results of COVID-19 tests of Florida residents received from labs in the past day, from results reported the day before.The positivity rate has been rising in South Florida counties, and is now between 7% and 8%.Palm Beach County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That's from % the previous day.Broward County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That's from % the previous day.Miami-Dade County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That's from % the previous day.As it happensGet updates on developing stories as they happen with our free breaking news email alerts. &gt; The numbers of new COVID deaths in Florida has been inconsistent, but the overall death toll now has surpassed 35,000.The state’s pandemic data report shows a total of Floridians have died from COVID-19. In addition, non-residents have died after contracting the virus. Most of the fatalities reported happened over several weeks but were just confirmed in the past day.Out of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Florida ranks No. for deaths per 100K residents and No. for cases per 100K residents, according to the latest data from the health department and the COVID Tracking Project.As of , there were people hospitalized in Florida with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, according to the state Agency for Health Care Administration.In South Florida, Broward County reported , Palm Beach County had and Miami-Dade had .Hospitalizations hit a peak in late July of about 9,500 patients statewide. of current hospital capacity across Florida.AdvertisementMore than 8 million people in Florida have received one or more doses of a COVID vaccine. In Florida, people have received their first dose of the vaccine, or about % of the population. So far, people have completed the series of doses required to be vaccinated. That represents about % of the population. Source: Florida Department of Health Sun Sentinel health reporter Cindy Goodman can be reached at cgoodman@sunsentinel.com Advertisement

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 19, 2021 at 2:37 pmThe number of new cases per day dropped slightly on Monday with COVID test results posted for 20,000 fewer people than the day prior.Florida reported new coronavirus cases on and another new resident deaths linked to COVID-19. The state has now reported cases since the pandemic began.The seven-day average for new cases continued its upward climb on Monday. Health officials reported a seven-day average for Florida of 6,756 cases compared with 5,791 a week ago. In early January, the seven-day average for new cases had climbed as...

Florida reports 4,237 new COVID cases with fewer people getting tested

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