Sunday coronavirus update: 280 more cases in Miami-Dade, 174 in Broward, 4 more deaths
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Florida jumped to 4,950 Sunday, and four new deaths to the state total.
Florida’s total number of cases jumped by 704 positive diagnoses, 280 of which are in Miami-Dade, with a positive test hit rate that had a slight increase to 10.7 percent. The number of deaths rose to 60.
TOTAL FLORIDA COVID-19 CASES BY DAY
Miami-Dade’s cases now total 1,472. Of that number, 100 have been hospitalized and three have died. The positive test percentage dropped to 9.6 percent at the last update to 15.9 percent.
Broward, which added 174 cases and two hospitalizations, has 1,012 and 102, respectively. The positive test rate edged down to 9.6 percent, while holding at 11 deaths.
There were 50 additional positive tests in Palm Beach, according to the state of Florida, now up to 383 cases. There have been seven deaths in the county.
Monroe added one more case for a total of 23 positive cases and still reporting no deaths in the county.
This story was originally published March 29, 2020 at 11:31 AM.
