Florida reported 2,628 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with 127 more residents’ deaths.
The state is now up to 709,144 confirmed cases, 14,444 resident deaths and 171 non-resident deaths from COVID-19 that occurred here, according to the health department’s dashboard. At least 44,320 hospitalizations have been attributed to the novel coronavirus since the start of the outbreak.
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The statewide positivity rate from yesterday’s testing was 4.65%, according to the health department. The 14-day average is 4.6% and the 7-day is 4.46%.
Newly confirmed deaths over the past 24 hours include 10 in Broward County, four in Miami-Dade County and 14 in Palm Beach County.
Florida’s health department has also just started releasing data on COVID-19 infections at Florida schools.
County by county
MIAMI-DADE
Cases: 170,882 (+482)
Deaths: 3,284 (+4)
Yesterday’s positivity: 5.43%
14-day positivity: 4.59%
7-day positivity: 4.79%
BROWARD
Cases: 77,433 (+213)
Deaths: 1,406 (+10)
Yesterday’s positivity: 4.16%
14-day positivity: 3.1%
7-day positivity: 2.9%
MONROE
Cases: 1,855 (+8)
Deaths: 22 (unchanged)
Yesterday’s positivity: 2.49%
14-day positivity: 2.9%
7-day positivity: 3.17%
PALM BEACH
Cases: 46,698 (+146)
Deaths: 1,383 (+14)
Yesterday’s positivity: 4.26%
Latest totals
The United States has passed 7.2 million confirmed cases, with over 206,000 deaths from COVID-19, the highest numbers in the world. Over 2.8 million Americans have been deemed recovered, according to data compiled from various sources by Johns Hopkins University.
Worldwide, the number of COVID-19 cases reported has surpassed 34 million. There have been more than 1 million deaths worldwide attributed to the pandemic, with over 23.6 million being declared recovered.
Florida’s daily new cases have trended as follows:
- Thursday: 2,628
- Wednesday: 1,948
- Tuesday: 3,266
- Monday: 738
- Sept. 27: 1,882
- Sept. 26: 2,795
- Sept. 25: 2,847
- Sept. 24: 2,541
- Sept. 23: 2,590
- Sept. 22: 2,470
- Sept. 21: 1,685
- Sept. 20: 2,521
- Sept. 19: 3,573
- Sept. 18: 3,204
- Sept. 17: 3,255
- Sept. 16: 2,355
- Sept. 15: 3,116
- Sept. 14: 1,736
- Sept. 13: 2,431
- Sept. 12: 3,190
- Sept. 11: 3,650
- Sept. 10: 2,583
- Sept. 9: 2,056
- Sept. 8: 1,823
- Sept. 7: 1,838
- Sept. 6: 2,564
- Sept. 5: 3,656
- Sept. 4: 3,198
- Sept. 3: 3,571
- Sept. 2: 2,402
- Sept. 1: 7,569* (includes a data backlog)
- Aug. 31: 1,885
- Aug. 30: 2,583
- Aug. 29: 3,197
- Aug. 28: 3,815
- Aug. 27: 3,269
- Aug. 26: 3,220
- Aug. 25: 2,673
- Aug. 24: 2,258
- Aug. 23: 2,974
- Aug. 22: 4,311
- Aug. 21: 4,684
- Aug. 20: 4,555
- Aug. 19: 4,115
- Aug. 18: 3,838
- Aug. 17: 2,678
- Aug. 16: 3,779
- Aug. 15: 6,532
- Aug. 14: 6,148
- Aug. 13: 6,236
- Aug. 12: 8,109* (includes a data backlog)
- Aug. 11: 5,831
- Aug. 10: 4,155
- Aug. 9: 6,229
- Aug. 8: 8,502
- Aug. 7: 7,686
- Aug. 6: 7,650
- Aug. 5: 5,409
- Aug. 4: 5,446
- Aug. 3: 4,752
- Aug. 2: 7,104
- Aug. 1: 9,642
- July 31: 9,007
- July 30: 9,956
- July 29: 9,446
- July 28: 9,230
- July 27: 8,892
- July 26: 9,344
- July 25: 12,199
- July 24: 12,444
- July 23: 10,249
- July 22: 9,785
- July 21: 9,440
- July 20: 10,347
- July 19: 12,478
- July 18: 10,328
- July 17: 11,466
- July 16: 13,965
- July 15: 10,181
- July 14: 9,194
- July 13: 12,624
- July 12: 15,300
- July 11: 10,360
- July 10: 11,433
- July 9: 8,935
- July 8: 9,989
- July 7: 7,347
- July 6: 6,336
- July 5: 10,059
- July 4: 11,458
- July 3: 9,488
- July 2: 10,109
- July 1: 6,563
- June 30: 6,093
- June 29: 5,266
- June 28: 8,530
- June 27: 9,585
- June 26: 8,942
- June 25: 5,004
- June 24: 5,511
- June 23: 3,289
- June 22: 2,926
- June 21: 3,494
- June 20: 4,049
- June 19: 3,822
- June 18: 3,207
- June 17: 2,610
- June 16: 2,783
- June 15: 1,758
- June 14: 2,016
- June 13: 2,581
- June 12: 1,902
- June 11: 1,698
- June 10: 1,371
- June 9: 1,096
Related links
List of cases by city in South Florida
Hospital bed capacity and availability
Coronavirus cases in Florida schools
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