Florida, Jacksonville show biggest one-week jump in COVID-19 cases ever

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – COVID-19 infections successful Florida and Jacksonville accrued successful the past 7 days astatine the fastest complaint since the pandemic reached the authorities aboriginal past year.

The Florida Department of Health reported much than 110,477 cases successful the week ending Thursday -- up 50% from the erstwhile week and 10 times higher than the seven-day increases the authorities was reporting for astir of June.

For perspective, astir 25% of each COVID-19 cases successful the US successful the past 7 days were successful Florida -- astir arsenic galore arsenic the increases successful California, Louisiana and Texas combined.

Over the past 16 months, 2.5 cardinal Floridians person tested affirmative for coronavirus. Over that time, the FDOH has reported 39,079 deaths connected to COVID-19.

The greater Jacksonville area, which led the authorities and federation successful per capita dispersed past week, besides saw its largest-even one-week increase, reaching 8,308 caller cases. Nassau County -- which led the CDC’s database for the highest level of assemblage modulation successful metro counties successful America past week -- added 810 caller cases, which is simply a complaint of 908.6 cases per 100,000 colonisation -- up sharply from past week.

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The state’s complaint of coronavirus tests coming backmost affirmative continued rising, reaching 18.1%. Jacksonville’s positivity complaint was 26.9% and Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam and Union counties are adjacent higher.

The latest information released by the authorities reflects the play of July 23-29. Florida ended its regular COVID-19 reports early past period and present releases play metrics connected Fridays.

The Florida Hospital Association besides said Friday that statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations are nearing past year’s peak. More than 9,300 patients are hospitalized, up from 1,845 a period agone and nearing the grounds 10,179 acceptable connected July 23, 2020. Two of Jacksonville’s largest hospitals study they person already exceeded past year’s highest of coronavirus patients.

On a per-capita basis, Florida present has much radical hospitalized than immoderate different state.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and section leaders proceed to accent that vaccinations are the cardinal to pulling retired of the pandemic. Currently, much than 11.7 cardinal Floridians person had astatine slightest 1 dose, oregon 61% of residents 12 and older.

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Locally, 52% successful Duval County person had astatine slightest 1 dose of the vaccine. At 65%, St. Johns County is the lone section assemblage that exceeds the authorities mean for vaccinations. Nassau is astatine 54%, Jacksonville is astatine 52%, Clay is astatine 45%, portion Baker, Bradford, Columbia and Putnam counties are astatine 40% oregon below.

The authorities study does amusement the gait of archetypal does has accrued for a 3rd week successful a row.

Friday’s study was released hours aft Gov. Ron DeSantis barred schoolhouse districts from requiring students to deterioration masks erstwhile classes resume adjacent month. He says determination is nary grounds they forestall outbreaks among students oregon staff.

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