MIAMI — Florida’s Department of Health on Tuesday announced 4,426 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 132 new deaths. Of those who died, 125 were residents.
The state has recorded a known total of 1,952,733 coronavirus cases and 32,481 total deaths. Among those who died, 31,889 were residents and 592 were nonresidents.
On Monday, the state reported the results of 69,810 residents tested on Sunday. The state’s percent positivity for first-time testers increased from 5.83% to 5.95%.
More than 1.9 million Floridians have completed the two-dose series of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna or have completed Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine, according to Monday’s vaccine report. So far, 12,875 people have received Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine and 1,946,615 have completed the two-dose series of either Pfizer or Moderna.
COVID-19 in South Florida:
—Miami-Dade County reported 1,093 new cases and 52 deaths, putting its pandemic totals at 421,433 cases and 5,612 deaths.
—Broward County added 549 cases and seven deaths, moving its totals to 200,688 cases and 2,484 deaths.
—Palm Beach County reported 258 new cases and one death, bringing its cumulative count to 123,778 cases and 2,523 deaths.
—Monroe County added 18 new cases and no new deaths. Pandemic totals in the Keys are 6,023 cases and 46 deaths.
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration reports the number of patients hospitalized statewide with a “primary diagnosis of COVID.” The data, which is updated at least every hour, does not distinguish between the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital intensive care units and those in acute-care beds, which require less attention from nurses.
Government officials use current hospitalizations to decide the next steps in fighting the pandemic.
As of 3:31 p.m. Monday, the agency said there were 3,332 people hospitalized. Of these, Miami-Dade had 579; Broward, 484; Palm Beach, 252; and Monroe, nine, the agency said.
According to Miami-Dade’s New Normal Dashboard, county hospitals have reported 624 COVID-19 patients, up from 617 on Sunday. There were 60 new patients and 47 were discharged.
State hospitalization data doesn’t always match Miami-Dade’s New Normal Dashboard data for various reasons, including the frequency of daily updates.
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