Florida Coronavirus Update: 8,109 New Cases

TALLAHASSEE, FL — One day after setting a new single-day record for the most deaths reported in any 24-hour period, Florida health officials reported another 212 new deaths Wednesday as health officials also reported 8,109 new cases of the virus.

The number of new cases — but not the number of deaths — was skewed by the results from one laboratory in Miami, according to health officials. Wednesday's total included more than 4,000 cases of the virus dating back to June 23 from Niznik Lab Corp.

"Everyone tested by Niznik Lab Corp. has received their results and have continuously been receiving results over the past seven weeks," state health officials said. "The backlog of testing data from Niznik Lab Corp. is a reporting issue that has been corrected." Miami-Dade's positive case total rose by 4,141 new cases partly as a result of the reporting issue.

Florida's death toll climbed to 8,765 from 8,553 a day earlier. The one-day record of 276 reported deaths was set Tuesday. State health officials reported another 132 deaths as of Wednesday involving non-Florida residents who died in Florida.

The total number of coronavirus cases in Florida climbed to 550,901 as of Wednesday, up from 542,792 cases a day earlier.

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Thirty-seven of Florida's 67 counties reported 226 new deaths Wednesday (state health officials reported 212). That compares with 276 new deaths reported Tuesday, 91 new deaths Monday, 83 new deaths Sunday (state health officials reported 77), 182 new deaths Saturday, 180 new deaths Friday, 122 new deaths Thursday and 221 new deaths last Wednesday (health officials reported 220).

Here's a breakdown of the counties reporting new deaths:

• Dade County reported 30 new deaths.
• Broward County reported three new deaths.
• Palm Beach County reported 14 new deaths.
• Hillsborough County reported 31 new deaths.
• St. Lucie County reported 17 new deaths.
• Duval County reported 12 new deaths.
• Lee County reported 11 new deaths.
• Orange County reported 10 new deaths.
• Pinellas County reported nine new deaths.
• Manatee County reported eight new deaths.
• Polk County reported eight new deaths.
• Seminole County reported seven new deaths.
• Escambia County reported six new deaths.
• Lake County reported six new deaths.
• Volusia County reported six new deaths.
• Pasco County reported five new deaths.
• Columbia County reported four new deaths.
• Okaloosa County reported four new deaths.
• Sarasota County reported four new deaths.
• Brevard County reported three new deaths.
• Collier County reported three new deaths.
• Hernando County reported three new deaths.
• St. Johns County reported three new deaths.
• Charlotte County reported two new deaths.
• Jackson County reported two new deaths.
• Marion County reported two new deaths.
• Sumter County reported two new deaths.
• Walton County reported two new deaths.
• Citrus County reported one new death.
• Clay County reported one new death.
• Hardee County reported one new death.
• Holmes County reported one new death.
• Martin County reported one new death.
• Osceola County reported one new death.
• Putnam County reported one new death.
• Santa Rosa County reported one new death.
• Suwannee County reported one new death.

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Florida reported a statewide positive test rate of 13.46 percent based on 4,093,972 tests as of Wednesday.

The state reported 31,947 total hospitalizations up from 31,354 hospitalizations a day earlier. That represents an increase of 563 new hospitalizations over the previous day, which is among the highest one-day increases since the pandemic began.

In an effort to provide as much information to our readers as possible, Patch has been publishing a daily county-by-county breakdown of the coronavirus cases in Florida's 67 counties, along with the median age of patients, the number of hospital cases by county and the number of deaths.

Miami-Dade, which includes Miami and Miami Beach, reported 139,271 cases of the virus as of Wednesday. Nearby Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, reported 64,080 cases. Palm Beach County, which includes Palm Beach, West Palm and Boca Raton, reported 37,934 cases.

Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, reported 33,198 cases. Orange County, which includes Orlando, reported 32,341 cases.

Patch updates this chart once each day based on data provided by the Florida Department of Health. The counties that reported new deaths on Wednesday are shown in bold.

Here is the most recent data available: