Florida COVID weekly update: ICU patients trend up for first time in two months
What is the COVID-19 situation like in Florida?
In the past seven days, the state has added 5,299 cases and 15 deaths per day, on average, according to Miami Herald calculations of data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Over the past three weeks, on average, 113 more cases were logged each day in Florida, showing an increase in trends.
As of Tuesday, May 10, more than 14,411,629 people are fully vaccinated in Florida. The state has logged at least 5,978,814 cases and 74,113 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 is at a medium COVID risk level, according to the CDC. Under the medium risk level, the CDC is no longer recommending masks indoors.
However, it’s still recommending that people considered to be high risk for severe illness speak with their healthcare provider on whether they should wear a mask.
Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe and Manatee are at a low risk level, the CDC said..
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.
The CDC no longer offers recommendations for the use of masks. It does advise to maintain improved ventilation while indoors when possible. The agency 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 22-28, Florida has seen 32,948 new cases, according to Miami Herald calculations of the CDC’s Community Profile Report published Tuesday.
New cases were 24% 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 8,918 new resident cases in the week ending April 28. The county’s resident case total is 1,216,226. Cases added were 18% more than those added in the previous week.
From April 27 to May 3, 79,852 tests were administered, the CDC reported. This may be an undercount due to delayed reporting, the agency said. Testing increased by 6% from the previous week.
▪ Broward reported 4,167 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total is 617,438. Cases added were 24% more than those added the previous week.
From April 27 to May 3, 55,373 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing increased by 73% from the previous week.
▪ Palm Beach reported 2,484 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total stands at 377,857. Cases added were 19% more than those added the previous week.
From April 27 to May 3, 27,677 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing increased by 51% from the previous week.
▪ Monroe reported 106 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total is 18,820. Cases were 7% fewer than those added the previous week.
From April 27 to May 3, 821 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing decreased by 1% from the previous week.
▪ Manatee reported 493 new resident cases. The county’s resident case total is 97,849. Cases added were 34% more than those added the previous week.
From April 27 to May 3, 3,486 tests were administered, the CDC reported. Testing increased by 5.13% from the previous week.
South Florida and Manatee County COVID deaths
Florida has added 102 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 345 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 10,921, an increase of four deaths from Friday’s report. That’s a rate of 402 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people since the beginning of the pandemic.
▪ Broward’s death toll is 5,852, an increase of 11. That’s a rate of 300 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people.
▪ Palm Beach’s death toll is 5,059, an increase of seven. That’s a rate of 338 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people.
▪ Monroe’s death toll is 119; no new deaths were reported. The county would be at a death rate of 160 deaths per 100,000 people if its population were that large.
▪ Manatee’s death toll is 1,434, an increase of three. Manatee has a rate of 356 cumulative deaths per 100,000 people.
Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of people hospitalized with COVID has continued to increase. There were 1,344 people hospitalized in Florida, with 115 in the ICU, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services report on Tuesday.
Over the past three weeks, on average, 17 more people were hospitalized each day in Florida, showing an increase in hospital trends.
ICU patients trended upward for the first time in over two months with 0.02 more people in the unit, on average, over the past three weeks.
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 14,3411,629 eligible Floridians — 67.1% 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 5,823,641 Floridians have received a booster, about 40.4% 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 775,931 people, or 33.5% of the fully vaccinated population, have received a booster.
▪ In Broward, about 550,847 people, or 39.4% of the fully vaccinated population, have received a booster.
▪ In Palm Beach, about 432,681 people, or 43.5% of the fully vaccinated population, have received a booster.
▪ In Monroe, about 22,397 people, or 38.4% of the fully vaccinated population, have received a booster.
▪ In Manatee, about 111,231 people, or 44.6% of the fully vaccinated population, have received a booster.
This story was originally published May 10, 2022 at 4:49 PM with the headline "Florida COVID weekly update: ICU patients trend up for first time in two months."
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