Florida COVID weekly update: South Florida cases continue to trend upward
What is the COVID-19 situation like in Florida?
In the past seven days, the state has added 1,894 cases and 25 deaths per day, on average, according to Miami Herald calculations of data published by the CDC.
Over the past three weeks, on average, 33 more cases were logged each day in Florida, showing an increase in trends.
As of Tuesday, April 12, more than 14,310,000 people are fully vaccinated in Florida. The state has logged at least 5,870,034 cases and 73,588 deaths since the pandemic began in March 2020.
The number of cases is likely an undercount due to positive results from at-home COVID testing. The state also only tracks resident cases and deaths, excluding nonresidents.
Here’s a breakdown of what to know this week:
COVID spread in South Florida
Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe and Manatee counties have a low COVID risk level, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This risk level is the lowest of the CDC’s three levels: low, medium and high.
Under this risk level, the CDC no longer offers recommendations for the use of masks. It does advise to maintain improved ventilation while indoors when possible.
For the immunocompromised, the CDC recommends having a plan for rapid testing and for talking to your doctor about treatments such as oral antivirals, PrEP and monoclonal antibodies.
It does note, however, that “at all levels, people can wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask.”
South Florida and Manatee County COVID-19 Cases
In the period April 1-7, Florida has seen 11,303 new cases, according to Miami Herald calculations of the CDC’s Community Profile Report published Tuesday. New cases were 13% more than those added the previous week.
Here’s a breakdown of how many new COVID cases were reported in South Florida and Manatee County, according to the report.
▪ Miami-Dade reported 3,007 new resident cases in the week ending April 7. The county’s resident case total is 1,189,146. Cases added were 19% more than those added in the previous week.
From March 30 to April 5, 66,303 tests were administered, the CDC reported. This may be an undercount due to delayed reporting, the agency said. Testing decreased by 9.33% from the previous week.
▪ Broward reported 1,369 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total is 605,192. Cases added were 6% more than those added the previous week.
From March 30 to April 5, 28,289 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing decreased by 15.39% from the previous week.
▪ Palm Beach reported 1,125 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total stands at 370,017. Cases added were 37% more than those added the previous week.
From March 30 to April 5, 17,436 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing decreased by 10.04% from the previous week.
▪ Monroe reported 23 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total is 18,433. The cases added were the same amount as those added the previous week.
From March 30 to April 5, 680 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing decreased by 30.04% from the previous week.
▪ Manatee reported 171 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total is 96,476. Cases added were 94% more than those added the previous week.
From March 30 to April 5, 3,057 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing decreased by 21.78% from the previous week.
South Florida and Manatee County COVID deaths
Florida has added 260 deaths in the past week, according to Herald calculations of the CDC’s Tuesday Community Profile Report.
It is unclear when these newly reported deaths occurred. The Community Profile Report updates Florida’s county tolls and rates about once every seven days.
As of Tuesday’s Community Profile Report, Florida had a rate of 343 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people since the start of the pandemic.
Here’s where death rates and tolls stand in South Florida and Manatee County, according to the CDC:
▪ Miami-Dade’s death toll is 10,855, an increase of 55 deaths from Friday’s report. That’s a rate of 400 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people since the beginning of the pandemic.
▪ Broward’s death toll is 5,817, an increase of 12. That’s a rate of 298 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people.
▪ Palm Beach’s death toll is 5,016, an increase of 12. That’s a rate of 335 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people.
▪ Monroe’s death toll is 118, an increase of one new death. The county would be at a death rate of 159 deaths per 100,000 people if its population were that large.
▪ Manatee’s death toll is 1,421, an increase of two. Manatee has a rate of 352 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people.
Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of people hospitalized with COVID has been decreasing. There were 916 people hospitalized in Florida, with 120 in the ICU, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services report on Tuesday.
Although newly reported cases during the omicron surge surpassed those reported during the delta surge, hospitalizations have not.
At delta’s August peak, more than 15,000 patients were hospitalized in Florida, according to HHS data.
Miami-Dade County no longer collects and reports COVID hospitalizations data in its “COVID-19 Daily Dashboard.”
Florida COVID-19 vaccinations
About 14,313,744 eligible Floridians — 66.6% of the state’s population — have completed the two-dose series of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines or have completed Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine, according to the CDC.
About 5,670,247 Floridians have received a booster, about 39.6% of the state’s fully vaccinated population.
Here’s how many people have received a booster in South Florida and Manatee County, according to the CDC:
▪ In Miami-Dade, about 753,159 people, or 32.8% of the fully vaccinated population, have received a booster.
▪ In Broward, about 535,967 people have received a booster, or 38.6% of the fully vaccinated population.
▪ In Palm Beach, about 418,407 people have received a booster, or 42.3% of the fully vaccinated population.
▪ In Monroe, about 21,540 people have received a booster, or 37.2% of the fully vaccinated population.
▪ In Manatee, about 108,026 people have received a booster, or 43.6% of the fully vaccinated population.
This story was originally published April 12, 2022 at 4:01 PM with the headline "Florida COVID weekly update: South Florida cases continue to trend upward."
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