Florida surpasses 3 million COVID-19 cases as summer surge continues

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Hospitalizations; deaths proceed to acceptable records

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s Department of Health precocious Friday reported 150,118 caller COVID-19 cases successful the past week, the archetypal update since mid-June wherever the fig of caller cases declined. Yet the statewide positivity complaint roseate for a ninth consecutive week, reaching 19.8%.

The authorities has had 3,027,954 COVID-19 cases and 42,252 related deaths since the pandemic began successful March 2020.

Also expanding were the COVID-19 deaths -- 1,486 much since past week’s study -- and hospitalizations -- 16,849, according to the Florida Hospital Association, since the authorities DOH nary longer includes those successful its play report.

The caller hospitalization numbers astir treble the summertime 2020 peak.

The authorities data, from Aug. 13-19, showed that of the 150,118 caller cases, 20,331 were among children nether 12. That property group’s positivity complaint was 23%.

The percent of affirmative tests crossed continues to beryllium higher successful Northeast Florida than the authorities average, with each region different than Alachua supra 20% and Bradford, Columbia, Putnam and Union counties supra 30%.

Glimmers of bully quality successful the information see a important diminution successful Duval County cases for the 2nd week successful a enactment and the continued summation successful vaccinations, with a authorities mean of 66% of those 12 and supra having had astatine slightest 1 shot.