Florida nears 8,000 coronavirus cases, as state reports more than 1,000 in a single day
Florida saw a second day of more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases confirmed by the state’s Department of Health.
As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, 1,033 more confirmed cases have been reported, upping the state total to at least 7,773 positive cases, according to the latest report from Florida health officials. Florida ranks fifth in the nation in confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to The New York Times national database.
The Wednesday morning report showed the state’s confirmed cases jumping by 214 from the previous night. By Wednesday evening, the cases rose by another 819 cases.
Another 16 people have died since Tuesday night, raising the state’s death total to 101 Wednesday evening. The 16 deaths were in Broward, Dade, Lee, Manatee and Palm Beach counties, the health department said.
Of the 7,773 confirmed cases in the state, 7,495 are Florida residents and 278 are non-Florida residents who were diagnosed or isolated in Florida, according to the health department’s dashboard. Health officials say 990 people are hospitalized in the state because of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
COVID-19 CASES IN SOUTH FLORIDA
The Department of Health’s Wednesday evening report added 214 new cases in Miami-Dade County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases up to 2,416. The health department added four new deaths in the county since Tuesday evening, raising the total to 11.
Broward County added 116 additional cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday evening, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 1,348. The county’s death toll rose to 13, including a 63-year-old woman who died.
The state also removed the death from Broward’s data of a 70-year-old man who had recently traveled to Brazil from Broward. The case, which was listed in Monday’s night health department records, has since disappeared. The Florida Department of Health did not respond to the Miami Herald’s inquiry about that case.
Palm Beach County reported 49 additional cases on Wednesday evening, raising the total of confirmed cases in the county to 616. With six newly reported deaths, the county now has a death toll of 22, the highest in the state.
Monroe County had three more cases reported as of Wednesday evening. The Florida Keys has 30 confirmed cases of the disease and zero deaths.
This article will be updated once more information becomes available.
This story was originally published April 1, 2020 at 12:25 PM.
