Coronavirus: Florida confirms 3,449 new cases Friday, 94 resident deaths

A statue of a chef wears a protective face mask on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk in this file photo. (Lynne Sladky, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Florida reported an increase of 3,449 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, along with 94 additional resident deaths.

The state is now up to 748,437 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 15,830 resident deaths, according to the health department’s dashboard. At least 200 non-residents have also died in Florida, and the state has reported 46,862 hospitalizations attributed to the novel coronavirus since the start of the outbreak.

Recommended Videos



The statewide positivity rate from yesterday’s testing was 4.38%, according to the health department.

The newly confirmed deaths include 19 in Miami-Dade County, eight in Broward, and six in Palm Beach County.

Florida’s health department on Wednesday released a new batch of data on COVID-19 infections at Florida schools statewide.

A look at the COVID-19 percent positivity across Florida over recent days. (Florida Department of Health)

County by county

MIAMI-DADE

Cases: 177,339 (+530)

Deaths: 3,520 (+19)

Yesterday’s positivity: 4.11%

BROWARD

Cases: 80,443 (+331)

Deaths: 1,500 (+8)

Yesterday’s positivity: 3.96%

MONROE

Cases: 2,022 (+20)

Deaths: 24 (unchanged)

Yesterday’s positivity: 7.81%

PALM BEACH

Cases: 48,674 (+178)

Deaths: 1,478 (+6)

Yesterday’s positivity: 3.37%

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

Latest totals

The United States has passed 7.9 million confirmed cases, with over 217,000 deaths from COVID-19, the highest numbers in the world. Over 3.1 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 39 million. There have been more than 1 million deaths worldwide attributed to the pandemic, with over 26.9 million being declared recovered.

Florida’s daily new cases have trended as follows:

  • Friday: 3,449
  • Thursday: 3,356
  • Wednesday: 2,883
  • Tuesday: 2,725
  • Monday: 1,533
  • Oct. 11: 5,570
  • Oct. 10: State provided no updated information
  • Oct. 9: 2,908
  • Oct. 8: 3,306
  • Oct. 7: 2,582
  • Oct. 6: 2,251
  • Oct. 5: 1,415
  • Oct. 4: 1,844
  • Oct. 3: 2,811
  • Oct. 2: 2,660
  • Oct. 1: 2,628
  • Sept. 30: 1,948
  • Sept. 29: 3,266
  • Sept. 28: 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

Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter

COMPLETE COVERAGE of the coronavirus pandemic


Recommended Videos