Florida Reports Lowest Increase In Coronavirus Cases Since June

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida reported its lowest one-day increase in new coronavirus cases since June 14 on Monday as the state's teachers won a court challenge over the back-t0-school order issued by Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran and the Miami Dolphins announced they are planning to reopen Hard Rock Stadium to fans.

Monday marked Florida's 12th straight day of positivity under 10 percent while Florida health officials reported 2,258 new cases of the coronavirus for a new total of 602,829, up from 600,571 a day earlier.

Health officials said 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.

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The total number of deaths in Florida rose to 10,397 on Monday, up from 10,325 a day earlier. Florida's most recent one-day record of 276 reported deaths was set on Aug. 11. Health officials reported another 137 deaths involving non-Florida residents who died in Florida.

Despite the apparent decline in people testing positive for the first time, Florida's overall positivity rate was at 13.5 percent Monday based on 4,453,929 total tests.

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Sixteen of Florida's 67 counties reported 72 new deaths on Monday while Monroe County reported one fewer death.

That compares with 52 new deaths on Sunday (health officials reported 51), 106 new deaths Saturday, 122 new deaths on Friday (health officials reported 119), 118 new deaths Thursday (health officials reported 117), 174 new deaths Wednesday, 219 new deaths Tuesday, 87 new deaths Monday (health officials reported 89 deaths) and 107 new deaths Sunday.

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

1. Miami-Dade County reported 10 new deaths.
2. Broward County reported 19 new deaths.
3. Palm Beach County reported two new deaths.
4. Hillsborough County reported 10 new deaths.
5. Pinellas County reported 13 new deaths.
6. St. Lucie County reported four new deaths.
7. Polk County reported three new deaths.
8. Citrus County reported two new deaths.
9. Marion County reported two new deaths.
10. Clay County reported one new death.
11. Hernando County reported one new death.
12. Indian River County reported one new death.
13. Sarasota County reported one new deaths.
14. Seminole County reported one new death.
15. St. Johns County reported one new deaths.
16. Wakulla County reported one new death.

The state reported 36,596 hospitalizations, up from 36,468 hospitalizations a day earlier. That represents an increase of 128 new hospitalizations over the previous day, which is among the lowest increases in recent weeks.

State health officials reported a total of 4,658 current hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 as of Monday, up from 4,578 current hospitalizations a day earlier.

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 152,612 cases of the virus as of Monday. Nearby Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, reported 69,383 cases. Palm Beach County, which includes Palm Beach, West Palm and Boca Raton, reported 40,746 cases.

Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, reported 35,814 cases. Orange County, which includes Orlando, reported 34,781 cases.

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

Here is the most recent data available: