Florida reported 6,458 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as the seven-day average dropped to its lowest level in two months, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients also continued to decline, falling to 5,188 on Tuesday, down 27% in a week and 56% from its peak, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows.
There were 845 COVID-infected patients in intensive care units on Tuesday, a one-week drop of 24%. The hospital data combines patients admitted for COVID-19 with those admitted for reasons other than COVID-19 or who were infected after admission.
The testing positivity rate in Miami-Dade County dropped to 9.2% on Tuesday and was just slightly above 10% in Broward County. Three other counties in Florida — Volusia, Monroe and Flagler — also have positive rates in the single digits.
Vaccinations in Florida have gone nearly stagnant over the past two weeks with just 22,987 shots being given per day on average, a 63.8% decrease from this time last month. About 65.6% of Floridians are fully vaccinated and 37.9% have had their booster shots.
To date, there have been 5,763,580 known cases of COVID-19 in Florida and at least 67,914 residents have died.
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