MIAMI _ Florida's Department of Health on Tuesday morning confirmed 348 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total of known cases to 21,367. There were 25 new deaths reported, raising the statewide death toll to 524.
Eighteen of the new deaths were in South Florida.
Sixteen people between the ages of 33 and 95 died in Miami-Dade County, raising the county's death toll to 125 _ the highest in the state.
It's unclear if the 33-year-old woman referenced in Tuesday's death count is Danielle Dicenso, an ICU nurse at Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, who died last week from possible COVID-19 complications.
Her husband says the 33-year-old nurse, who was caring for COVID-19 patients, became ill last month with symptoms associated with the disease. Her test results at the time were "inconclusive."
Dicenso's family believes she died from COVID-19 but told reporters they were awaiting the results from the medical examiner's office.
Health officials did not disclose if the 33-year-old woman referenced in the death count had any contact with someone who had tested positive for the disease.
In Broward County, an 80-year-old woman died, raising the county total to 78, according to health records. Officials say she recently traveled to New Jersey and had contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
In Palm Beach, an 82-year-old man died, raising the county total to 93 deaths. Health officials say he had contact with someone who tested positive for the disease.
The other deaths were in Bay, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Polk and Suwannee counties.
Of the state's new confirmed cases, 343 are Florida residents and five are nonresidents who were diagnosed or isolated in the state. Of the total statewide confirmed cases, 20,737 are Florida residents and 282 are nonresidents.
The state also had 2,909 hospitalizations related to COVID-19 as of Tuesday morning. The statewide and county-level data for COVID-19 hospitalizations includes anyone who was hospitalized during their illness and "does not reflect the number of people currently hospitalized," according to Florida's Department of Health.
The department says it does not "have a figure" to reflect current hospitalization data.
Overnight, the number of employees and residents with COVID-19 at Florida's long-term care facilities jumped from 962 to 1,135.
More than 300 of those cases are at facilities in Miami-Dade and Broward, where the first deaths were announced at an assisted living facility in Fort Lauderdale.
Despite the threat of a public records lawsuit that would force the state to divulge the names of all facilities that have had a positive test for COVID-19, the state has not yet been forthcoming.
The governor's office initially named one facility: Atria Willow Wood, a 180-bed assisted-living facility in Fort Lauderdale where at least six residents have died.
On Tuesday, Local 10 confirmed two skilled nursing residents of The Court at Palm Aire in Pompano Beach died from COVID-19 complications, with five other residents hospitalized and one in quarantine for the disease.
As of Tuesday morning, here's what Florida's Department of Health data shows:
_ Miami-Dade County saw 96 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, raising the county total to 7,555. Those who have fallen ill range from the age of 0 to 103. (Those in the zero age range are less than 1 year old.) Health officials say 7,487 are residents, 67 are nonresidents and one is a resident who is not in Florida. The county has had 604 hospitalizations and 125 deaths, the highest death toll in Florida.
_ Broward County reported 66 additional confirmed cases of the disease, raising the county total of confirmed cases to 3,243. Those who have fallen ill range from the age of 0 to 99. (Those in the zero age range are less than 1 year old.) Health officials say 3,129 are residents and 114 are nonresidents. The county has had 78 deaths and 485 hospitalizations.
_ Palm Beach County had 23 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, raising the county total to 1,727. Those who have fallen ill range from the age of 0 to 104. (Those in the zero age range are less than 1 year old.) Health officials say 1,675 are residents, 50 are nonresidents and two are residents who are not in Florida. The county has had 290 hospitalizations and 93 deaths.
_ Monroe County did not report any additional cases of COVID-19. The county has 64 confirmed cases of the disease. Those who have fallen ill range from the age of 14 to 80. Health officials say 58 are residents and six are nonresidents. The Florida Keys has had three deaths and nine hospitalizations.
