Whereas the variety of new COVID-19 instances statewide are about half of what they had been two weeks in the past, the variety of deaths stays excessive.
The Florida Division of Well being’s weekly coronavirus report launched on Friday confirmed 103,022 folks within the state examined constructive for the virus.
Statewide, 1,293 folks died from problems of the virus for the week ending Thursday. That is down barely from the 1,324 recorded the week earlier than — and the primary weekly decline since Dec. 17-23.
Total, greater than 67,500 Floridians have died with COVID. It’s unclear when the deaths occurred due to lags in reporting.
The positivity charges for brand spanking new instances continues a downward pattern. It got here on this week at 14.3 %, down from 18 % every week earlier. It is the fifth straight week of declines from a price of 31.2 % recorded the week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6.
The vaccination charges for folks ages 5 and older remained virtually unchanged from the week earlier than.
The Tampa Bay Instances reported this week that the Florida Division of Well being stated {that a} pair of corporations didn’t report greater than 230,000 COVID-19 checks in December and January.
If added to the present information, that would add to the excessive totals reported in the course of the latest omicron wave. Division of Well being officers say the state is reviewing the knowledge.
The next is a abstract from Feb. 4-Feb. 10:
Circumstances: 5,732,798positive instances, a rise of 103,022 from the earlier week.
Vaccinations: 15,356,586 Florida residents have been vaccinated, a weekly enhance of 21,557. In all, 74% of Florida’s inhabitants over the age of 5 has obtained not less than one dose of vaccine, mainly the identical price as every week in the past.
Positivity Charge: The positivity price for brand spanking new instances statewide was 14.3%, down from 18% from the earlier week.
Deaths: A complete of 67,572 Florida residents have died from a major prognosis of COVID-19, a rise of 1,293 from the earlier week.
(NOTE: Circumstances and deaths within the report could have occurred days or perhaps weeks earlier, in accordance with state officers. The state can be now solely counting deaths involving Florida residents.)
* – Vaccination price now contains kids ages 5-11 years outdated.
ABOUT THE DATA: As of June 4, 2021, the Florida Division of Well being now not gives every day updates on coronavirus information, and as an alternative points a county-by-county and statewide weekly breakdown on about COVID-19 instances, deaths, and different info. Circumstances and deaths within the report could have occurred days or perhaps weeks earlier, in accordance with state officers. The state can be now solely counting deaths involving Florida residents.
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