Coronavirus: Florida reports 2,628 new cases Thursday, 127 deaths

Yesterday’s positivity rate at 4.65%

Florida has recently begun reporting coronavirus cases at schools and colleges.

Florida reported 2,628 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with 127 more residents’ deaths.

The state is now up to 709,144 confirmed cases, 14,444 resident deaths and 171 non-resident deaths from COVID-19 that occurred here, according to the health department’s dashboard. At least 44,320 hospitalizations have been attributed to the novel coronavirus since the start of the outbreak.

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The statewide positivity rate from yesterday’s testing was 4.65%, according to the health department. The 14-day average is 4.6% and the 7-day is 4.46%.

Newly confirmed deaths over the past 24 hours include 10 in Broward County, four in Miami-Dade County and 14 in Palm Beach County.

Florida’s health department has also just started releasing data on COVID-19 infections at Florida schools.

A look at Florida's COVID-19 positivity rates over recent days. (Florida Department of Health)

County by county

MIAMI-DADE

Cases: 170,882 (+482)

Deaths: 3,284 (+4)

Yesterday’s positivity: 5.43%

14-day positivity: 4.59%

7-day positivity: 4.79%

BROWARD

Cases: 77,433 (+213)

Deaths: 1,406 (+10)

Yesterday’s positivity: 4.16%

14-day positivity: 3.1%

7-day positivity: 2.9%

MONROE

Cases: 1,855 (+8)

Deaths: 22 (unchanged)

Yesterday’s positivity: 2.49%

14-day positivity: 2.9%

7-day positivity: 3.17%

PALM BEACH

Cases: 46,698 (+146)

Deaths: 1,383 (+14)

Yesterday’s positivity: 4.26%

Latest totals

The United States has passed 7.2 million confirmed cases, with over 206,000 deaths from COVID-19, the highest numbers in the world. Over 2.8 million Americans have been deemed recovered, according to data compiled from various sources by Johns Hopkins University.

Worldwide, the number of COVID-19 cases reported has surpassed 34 million. There have been more than 1 million deaths worldwide attributed to the pandemic, with over 23.6 million being declared recovered.

Florida’s daily new cases have trended as follows:

  • Thursday: 2,628
  • Wednesday: 1,948
  • Tuesday: 3,266
  • Monday: 738
  • Sept. 27: 1,882
  • Sept. 26: 2,795
  • Sept. 25: 2,847
  • Sept. 24: 2,541
  • Sept. 23: 2,590
  • Sept. 22: 2,470
  • Sept. 21: 1,685
  • Sept. 20: 2,521
  • Sept. 19: 3,573
  • Sept. 18: 3,204
  • Sept. 17: 3,255
  • Sept. 16: 2,355
  • Sept. 15: 3,116
  • Sept. 14: 1,736
  • Sept. 13: 2,431
  • Sept. 12: 3,190
  • Sept. 11: 3,650
  • Sept. 10: 2,583
  • Sept. 9: 2,056
  • Sept. 8: 1,823
  • Sept. 7: 1,838
  • Sept. 6: 2,564
  • Sept. 5: 3,656
  • Sept. 4: 3,198
  • Sept. 3: 3,571
  • Sept. 2: 2,402
  • Sept. 1: 7,569* (includes a data backlog)
  • Aug. 31: 1,885
  • Aug. 30: 2,583
  • Aug. 29: 3,197
  • Aug. 28: 3,815
  • Aug. 27: 3,269
  • Aug. 26: 3,220
  • Aug. 25: 2,673
  • Aug. 24: 2,258
  • Aug. 23: 2,974
  • Aug. 22: 4,311
  • Aug. 21: 4,684
  • Aug. 20: 4,555
  • Aug. 19: 4,115
  • Aug. 18: 3,838
  • Aug. 17: 2,678
  • Aug. 16: 3,779
  • Aug. 15: 6,532
  • Aug. 14: 6,148
  • Aug. 13: 6,236
  • Aug. 12: 8,109* (includes a data backlog)
  • Aug. 11: 5,831
  • Aug. 10: 4,155
  • Aug. 9: 6,229
  • Aug. 8: 8,502
  • Aug. 7: 7,686
  • Aug. 6: 7,650
  • Aug. 5: 5,409
  • Aug. 4: 5,446
  • Aug. 3: 4,752
  • Aug. 2: 7,104
  • Aug. 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
  • July 1: 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

Related links

List of cases by city in South Florida

Hospital bed capacity and availability

Coronavirus cases in Florida schools

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