Florida breaks record on the last day of 2020 reporting 17,192 new cases

Florida health officials reported 17,192 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday and 127 more deaths. The previous record for a single reporting day was 15,300 on July 12.

The state has confirmed 1,323,315 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic and 21,673 deaths of residents, according to the health department. Non-resident deaths are now at 317, bringing the total number of deaths in Florida to 21,990, reaching nearly 22,000 deaths any day.

In Miami-Dade County, with a total of 298,873 cases in Thursday’s report, the county could reach more than 300,000 cases on New Year’s Day.

There have been at least 62,868 hospitalizations attributed to the new coronavirus in Florida since the outbreak began.

The positivity rate across the state on Wednesday was 11.57%.

Deaths reported since yesterday include 19 in Miami-Dade County, 7 in Broward County and 14 in Palm Beach County.

The focus of attention, though with the spotlight still shining directly on coronavirus cases, has shifted to the vaccine in Florida. In Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach, a new phase in the launch of the COVID-19 vaccine began in South Florida with long lines waiting to meet eligibility requirements. The systems were overloaded with requests. Broward Health reported that it could not schedule further appointments until February, as they had reached maximum capacity.

MIAMI-DADE

Cases: 298,873 (+2,973)

Kills: 4,188 (+19)

Yesterday’s positivity: 9.92%

BROWARD

Cases: 137,610 (+1,572)

Kills: 1,847 (+7)

Yesterday’s positivity: 9.8%

MONROE

Cases: 4,226 (+29)

Deaths: 35 (unchanged)

Yesterday’s positivity: 8.25%

PALM BEACH

Cases: 82,890 (+991)

Kills: 1,895 (+14)

Yesterday’s positivity: 9.90%

For more detailed data on each county in the latest Florida Department of Health report, click here.

Worldwide, the number of COVID-19 cases reported is over 83 million. There have been more than 1.8 million deaths worldwide attributed to the pandemic, according to data compiled from various sources by Johns Hopkins University.

The United States reported 19.8 million confirmed cases and had more than 344,000 deaths from COVID-19, the highest totals in the world.

The new daily Florida cases reported have the following trends:

• December 31: 17,192
• December 30: 13,871
• December 29: 12,075
• December 28: 8,198
• December 27: 7,391
• 25 and 26 December combined: 17,042
• December 24: 13,147
• December 23: 11,384
• December 22: 10,434
• December 21: 11,015
• December 20: 8,401
• December 19: 11,682
• December 18: 13,000
• December 17: 13,148
• December 16: 11,541
• December 15: 9,411
• December 14: 8,452
• December 13: 8,958
• December 12: 10,577
• December 11: 11,699
• December 10: 11,335
• December 9: 9,592
• December 8: 7,985
• December 7: 7,711
• December 6: 8,436
• December 5: 10,431
• December 4: 10,177
• December 3: 10,870
• December 2: 9,994
• December 1: 8,847
• November 30: 6,658
• November 29: 7,363
• November 28: 6,277
• November 26 and 27 combined: 17,344
• November 25: 8,376
• November 24: 8,555
• November 23: 6,331
• November 22: 6,586
• November 21: 8,410
• November 20: 9,085
• November 19: 9,085
• November 18: 7,925
• November 17: 7,459
• November 16: 4,663
• November 15: 10,105
• November 14: 4,544
• November 13: 6,933
• November 12: 5,607
• November 11: 5,838
• November 10: 4,353
• November 9: 3,924
• November 8: 6,820
• November 7: 4,452
• November 6: 5,245
• November 5: 6,257
• November 4: 4,423
• November 3: 4,637
• November 2: 4,651
• November 1: 4,865
• October 31: 2,331
• October 30: 5,592
• October 29: 4,198
• October 28: 4,115
• October 27: 4,298
• October 26: 3,377
• October 25: 2,385
• October 24: 4,471
• October 23: 3,689
• October 22: 5,557
• October 21: 2,145
• October 20: 3,662
• October 19: 1,707
• October 18: 2,539
• October 17: 4,044
• October 16: 3,449
• October 15: 3,356
• October 14: 2,883
• October 13: 2,725
• October 12: 1,533
• October 11: 5,570 * (includes a data backlog)
• October 10: State did not provide updated information
• October 9: 2,908
• October 8: 3,306
• October 7: 2,582
• October 6: 2,251
• October 5: 1,415
• October 4: 1,844
• October 3: 2,811
• October 2: 2,660
• October 1: 2,628
• September 30: 1,948
• September 29: 3,266
• September 28: 738
• September 27: 1,882
• September 26: 2,795
• September 25: 2,847
• September 24: 2,541
• September 23: 2,590
• September 22: 2,470
• September 21: 1,685
• September 20: 2,521
• September 19: 3,573
• September 18: 3,204
• September 17: 3,255
• September 16: 2,355
• September 15: 3,116
• September 14: 1,736
• September 13: 2,431
• September 12: 3,190
• September 11: 3,650
• September 10: 2,583
• September 9: 2,056
• September 8: 1,823
• September 7: 1,838
• September 6: 2,564
• September 5: 3,656
• September 4: 3,198
• September 3: 3,571
• September 2: 2,402
• September 1: 7,569 * (includes a data backlog)
• August 31: 1,885
• August 30: 2,583
• August 29: 3,197
• August 28: 3,815
• August 27: 3,269
• August 26: 3,220
• August 25: 2,673
• August 24: 2,258
• August 23: 2,974
• August 22: 4,311
• August 21: 4,684
• August 20: 4,555
• August 19: 4,115
• August 18: 3,838
• August 17: 2,678
• August 16: 3,779
• August 15: 6,532
• August 14: 6,148
• August 13: 6,236
• August 12: 8,109 * (includes a data backlog)
• August 11: 5,831
• August 10: 4,155
• August 9: 6,229
• August 8: 8,502
• August 7: 7,686
• August 6: 7,650
• August 5: 5,409
• August 4: 5,446
• August 3: 4,752
• August 2: 7,104
• August 1: 9,642
• July 31: 9,007
• July 30: 9,956
• July 29: 9,446
• July 28: 9,230
• July 27: 8,892
• July 26: 9,344
• July 25: 12,199
• July 24: 12,444
• July 23: 10,249
• July 22: 9,785
• July 21: 9,440
• July 20: 10,347
• July 19: 12,478
• July 18: 10,328
• July 17: 11,466
• July 16: 13,965
• July 15: 10,181
• July 14: 9,194
• July 13: 12,624
• July 12: 15,300
• July 11: 10,360
• July 10: 11,433
• July 9: 8,935
• July 8: 9,989
• July 7: 7,347
• July 6: 6,336
• July 5: 10,059
• July 4: 11,458
• July 3: 9,488
• July 2: 10,109
• 1st of July: 6,563
• June 30: 6,093
• June 29: 5,266
• June 28: 8,530
• June 27: 9,585
• June 26: 8,942
• June 25: 5,004
• June 24: 5,511
• June 23: 3,289
• June 22: 2,926
• June 21: 3,494
• June 20: 4,049
• June 19: 3,822
• June 18: 3,207
• June 17: 2,610
• June 16: 2,783
• June 15: 1,758
• June 14: 2,016
• June 13: 2,581
• June 12: 1,902
• June 11: 1,698
• June 10: 1,371
• June 9: 1,096

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