MIAMI — Florida reported 21,669 new COVID-19 cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, and seven new deaths.
Florida — which makes up about 6.5% of the U.S. population — accounted for 19% of the country’s new cases on Monday based on data the state is reporting to the CDC. As of Aug. 16, the state’s seven-day moving average of new cases was 21,786, up from a moving average of 7,039 on July 16. That number represents roughly a 209.5% increase, stemming from the highly contagious delta variant.
On Tuesday, the state also reported seven new deaths the day before.
In all, Florida has recorded at least 2,955,098 confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide and 41,141 deaths, according to the CDC.
Over the last week, from Aug. 6 to Aug. 12, Florida reported 151,764 cases and 1,071 deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health’s weekly report, released on Friday. The number of deaths reflect a 73.9% increase over last week, when the state reported 616 weekly deaths. The state’s percent positivity held this past week at 18.5%, the report said. High positivity rates indicate community spread.
COVID-19 vaccine rates in Florida
As of the Saturday report, 10,863,504 eligible Floridians — 50.6% of the state’s population — had completed the two-dose series of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, or have completed Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine, according to the CDC.
A higher number of Floridians have received at least one dose of the vaccine — about 61.5% of the state’s population, or 13,09,116.
COVID-19 vaccines in South Florida
The CDC reports that every county’s level of community transmission is high.
▪ In Miami-Dade County, 2,161,966, or 79.6% of the county’s total population, have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the CDC. Only 1,731,855 people, or 63.7% of the county’s total population, are fully vaccinated.
In Dade, 92% of the population 12 years old and older, 93.9% of people 18 and older, and 99.9% of people 65 and older, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
▪ In Broward County, 1,305,806 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine — 66.9% of the total population, according to the CDC. Only 1,047,973 people are fully vaccinated — 53.7% of the county’s total population.
In the county, 77.6% of the population 12 years old and over, 79.4% of those 18 and older, and 96.8% of people 65 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
▪ In Palm Beach County, 921,410 have received at least one dose of the vaccine — 61.6% of the total population, according to the CDC. Only 777,849 people are fully vaccinated — 52% of the county’s total population.
In the county, 70.2% of people 12 years old and over, 72.1% of people 18 and older, and 89.9% of people 65 and older, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
▪ In Monroe County, 55,078 have received at least one dose of the vaccine — 74.2% of the total population, according to the CDC. Only 45,005 people are fully vaccinated — 60.6% of the county’s total population.
In Monroe, 82.7% of people 12 years old and older, 84.9% of people 18 and older, and 99.9% of people 65 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
▪ In Manatee County, 230,044 have received at least one dose of the vaccine — 57% of the total population, according to the CDC. Only 192,236 people are fully vaccinated — 47.7% of the county’s total population.
In the county, 64.5% of people 12 years old and older, 66.8% of people 18 and older, and 87.9% of people 65 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Florida
Current hospitalizations in Florida have shot back up to record levels after 14 consecutive days of climbing, according to Tuesday’s report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
There were 16,832 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida on Tuesday — breaking the state’s current hospitalization record, according to data reported to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services from 230 Florida hospitals. This is 870 more patients than yesterday’s COVID-19 patient population.
COVID-19 patients also accounted for 31.07% of all hospital patients.
As for how that compares to the nation, COVID-19 patients make up only 12.16% of hospital patients in the United States. Florida, with only 6.5% of the population, accounts for 19.05% of the current COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Of the hospitalized in Florida, 3,3550 people were in intensive care unit beds, an increase of 210. That represents 53.67% of the state’s ICU hospital beds from 230 hospitals reporting data. Nationally, 25.91% of the ICU patients are being treated for COVID-19 and Florida has 16.6% of the country’s COVID-19 patients in ICUs.
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