South Florida Sees Sharp Increase Of COVID Cases In Recent Weeks

By Karli Barnett, CBS Miami

July 15, 2021

South Florida has seen a resurgence of the coronavirus and that is alarming experts. Broward and Miami-Dade counties have seen positivity rate increases of more than five percent, and more than 9 percent in Monroe.

“We are still seeing cases and they are now rising in our hospitals, here in Miami-Dade,” explains Infectious Disease Specialist, Dr. Aileen Marty. “We are actually seeing an increase in cases again.”

According to the most recent report from the Florida Department of Health, new case positivity more than doubled in the course of three weeks, from 3.8%, June 18th to 7.8% on July 2nd.

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