Cases wane, but Florida report shows largest ever jump in COVID-19 deaths

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Total fig of coronavirus cases appears to person peaked successful state, Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The fig of caller coronavirus cases successful Florida implicit the past week was the lowest successful a month, but the fig of deaths reported successful the authorities jumped by 2,345 successful 7 days -- the largest summation since the pandemic began.

The deaths were up 35% from past week’s summation of 1,727, which was the state’s erstwhile record

According to the Florida Department of Health, determination person been 46,324 deaths successful the authorities since March 2020. Based connected authorities information provided to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an mean of astir 184 Floridians died each time successful Florida. And it sometimes takes weeks for fatalities to amusement up successful the data, it’s apt much August fatalities person yet to beryllium reported.

The authorities has not provided immoderate accusation arsenic to erstwhile oregon wherever these deaths occurred since aboriginal June.

The Florida Department of Health connected Friday reported 129,240 new cases successful the seven-day play ending Thursday, bringing the state’s pandemic full to 3,308,916 cases. That is an mean of 18,457 new infections reported per day.

Young radical proceed to marque up a ample percent of caller infections. The FDOH study shows much than one-third of caller cases are among those nether property 20.

Nearly 1 of each 100 residents betwixt the property of 12 and 19 tested affirmative for COVID-19 successful the past week.

Cases successful Duval County, which helped pb the state’s summertime surge, declined for the 5th week successful a row, but immoderate neighboring counties -- Clay, Putnam and St. Johns -- continued to spot increases.

According to Health and Human Services, the fig of COVID-19 patients hospitalized connected Friday dropped 9.9% successful 7 days, but the availability of ICU beds was lone 6.1% -- a continuing interest to aesculapian professionals.

“While the full fig of hospitalizations stay precocious and workforce challenges remain, it is encouraging that less hospitals are expecting captious staffing and oxygen shortages,” said Mary Mayhew, president and CEO, Florida Hospital Association. “As Floridians proceed to get vaccinated and with expanded availability of monoclonal antibody treatments for those who trial positive, it looks similar the worst of this surge whitethorn yet beryllium down us.”

While the lawsuit numbers and hospitalizations are dropping, truthful is the complaint of vaccinations. While 13,124,436 Floridians -- 69% of those property 12 and supra -- person present received astatine slightest 1 shot, the fig of radical getting their archetypal dose has dropped for 4 weeks successful a row.