Florida COVID weekly update: Trends continue to increase as state sees more cases
What is the COVID-19 situation like in Florida?
In the past seven days, the state has added 10,801 cases and 24 deaths per day, on average, according to Miami Herald calculations of data published by the CDC.
Over the past three weeks, on average, 111 more cases were logged each day in Florida, showing an increase in trends.
As of Tuesday, June 7, more than 14,486,100 people are fully vaccinated in Florida. The state has logged at least 6,235,311 cases and 74,719 deaths since the pandemic began in March 2020.
The number of cases is likely an undercount due to positive results from at-home COVID testing. The state also only tracks resident cases and deaths, excluding nonresidents.
Here’s a breakdown of what to know this week:
COVID spread in South Florida
Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach Manatee and Monroe are at a high COVID risk level, according to the CDC. Under the high risk level, the CDC recommends everyone wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status.
If you are immunocompromised or at a high risk for severe disease, the CDC recommends wearing a mask as well as avoiding “non-essential” indoor actives in public.
The CDC also recommends everyone maintain ventilation while indoors.
South Florida and Manatee County COVID-19 Cases
In the period May 27 - June 2, Florida has seen 71,775 new cases, according to Miami Herald calculations of the CDC’s Community Profile Report published Tuesday.
New cases were 7% more than those added the previous week.
Here’s a breakdown of how many new COVID cases were reported in South Florida and Manatee County, according to the report.
▪ Miami-Dade reported 17,242 new resident cases in the week ending June 2. The county’s resident case total is 1,277,812. Cases added were 5% fewer than those added in the previous week.
From May 25 to May 31, 92,443 tests were administered, the CDC reported. This may be an undercount due to delayed reporting, the agency said. Testing decreased by 8.66% from the previous week.
▪ Broward reported 8,591 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total is 647,092. Cases added were 6% more than those added the previous week.
From May 25 to May 31, 39,272 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing decreased by 10.42% from the previous week.
▪ Palm Beach reported 5,160 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total stands at 395,501. Cases added were 9% more than those added the previous week.
From May 25 to May 31, 25,553 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing increased by 1.9% from the previous week.
▪ Monroe reported 180 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total is 19,455. Cases added were 11% more than those added the previous week.
From May 25 to May 31, 906 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing increased by 2.6% from the previous week.
▪ Manatee reported 1,168 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total is 101,548. Cases added were 17% more than those added the previous week.
From May 25 to May 31, 4,419 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing increased by 3.03% from the previous week.
South Florida and Manatee County COVID deaths
Florida has added 121 deaths in the past week, according to Herald calculations of the CDC’s Tuesday Community Profile Report.
It is unclear when these newly reported deaths occurred. The Community Profile Report updates Florida’s county tolls and rates about once every seven days.
As of Tuesday’s Community Profile Report, Florida had a rate of 348 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people since the start of the pandemic.
Here’s where death rates and tolls stand in South Florida and Manatee County, according to the CDC:
▪ Miami-Dade’s death toll is 10,988, an increase of 17 deaths from Friday’s report. That’s a rate of 404 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people since the beginning of the pandemic.
▪ Broward’s death toll is 5,893, an increase of nine. That’s a rate of 302 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people.
▪ Palm Beach’s death toll is 5,095, an increase of eight. That’s a rate of 340 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people.
▪ Monroe’s death toll is 119, an increase of one new death. The county would be at a death rate of 160 deaths per 100,000 people if its population were that large.
▪ Manatee’s death toll is 1,445, an increase of three. Manatee has a rate of 358 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people.
Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of people hospitalized with COVID has continued to increase. There were 2,920 people hospitalized in Florida, with 258 in the ICU, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services report on Tuesday.
Over the past three weeks, on average, 55 more people were hospitalized each day in Florida, showing an increase in hospital trends.
Over the past three weeks, on average, 5 more people were in the ICU with COVID each day in Florida, showing an increase in trends.
At delta’s August peak, more than 15,000 patients were hospitalized in Florida, according to HHS data.
Miami-Dade County no longer collects and reports COVID hospitalizations data in its “COVID-19 Daily Dashboard.”
Florida COVID-19 vaccinations
About 14,342,962 eligible Floridians — 66.8% of the state’s population — have completed the two-dose series of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines or have completed Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine, according to the CDC.
About 5,719,711 Floridians have received a booster, about 39.9% of the state’s fully vaccinated population.
Here’s how many people have received a booster in South Florida and Manatee County, according to the CDC:
▪ In Miami-Dade, about 795,510 people, or 34.2% of the fully vaccinated population, have received a booster.
▪ In Broward, about 563,999 people have received a booster, or 40.2% of the fully vaccinated population.
▪ In Palm Beach, about 442,669 people have received a booster, or 44.3% of the fully vaccinated population.
▪ In Monroe, about 22,834 people have received a booster, or 38.9% of the fully vaccinated population.
▪ In Manatee, about 113,501 people have received a booster, or 45.2% of the fully vaccinated population.
This story was originally published June 7, 2022 at 5:25 PM.
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