Florida Reports Fewest Coronavirus Deaths In Months

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida reported eight new coronavirus deaths Sunday, which marks one of the fewest daily increases in months as state health officials reported another 2,423 confirmed cases of the virus.

Eight of Florida's 67 counties reported new deaths Sunday, including Broward, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, Indian River, Jefferson, Leon, Marion and Palm Beach counties. More detailed county-by-county data can be found on the Florida Department of Health's coronavirus dashboard.

Sunday's total compares to 98 new deaths Saturday, 176 new deaths Friday, 211 new deaths Thursday, 200 new deaths Wednesday, 44 new deaths Tuesday, 22 new deaths Monday and 38 new deaths last Sunday.

The total number of positive cases of the coronavirus in Florida rose to 663,994 Sunday, up from 661,571 a day earlier.

Florida's numbers compare to 760,102 cases and 14,353 deaths in California; 677,627 cases and 14,332 deaths in Texas as well as 444,365 cases and 33,023 deaths in New York, according to information compiled by Johns Hopkins.

Florida health officials reported the state's 32nd day of daily positivity under 10 percent. The daily positivity rate is calculated by taking the number of people who test PCR-or antigen-positive for the first time divided by all the people tested that day, excluding people who have previously tested positive.

Florida's overall positivity rate, which is cumulative, was at 13.47 percent as of Sunday based on 4,930,974 total tests.

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Miami-Dade, which includes Miami and Miami Beach, reported 164,086 cases of the virus and 2,880 deaths as of Sunday. Nearby Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, reported 74,434 cases and 1,280 deaths. Palm Beach County, which includes Palm Beach, West Palm and Boca Raton, reported 44,025 cases and 1,196 deaths.

Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, reported 39,450 cases of the virus and 586 deaths while Orange County, which includes Orlando, reported 37,939 cases and 409 deaths.

Sarasota County, which includes the city of Sarasota, reported 7,619 cases of the virus and 233 deaths. Manatee County, which includes Bradenton, reported 10,886 cases and 275 deaths. Pinellas County reported 20,922 cases of the virus and 701 deaths while Pasco County reported 8,527 cases and 195 deaths. Polk County, which includes Lakeland, reported 18,473 cases of the virus and 488 deaths.

The total number of deaths in Florida rose to 12,608 Sunday, up from 12,600 a day earlier. Florida's most recent one-day record of 276 reported deaths was set on Aug. 11. Health officials reported another 156 deaths involving non-Florida residents who died in Florida.

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The state reported 41,297 hospitalizations on Sunday, up from 41,215 hospitalizations, a day earlier. That represents an increase of 82 new hospitalizations over the previous day.

State health officials also reported a total of 2,645 current hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, down from 2,683 current hospitalizations a day earlier.