Florida reported 13,871 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest since July 16

Florida officials reported 13,871 new cases of coronavirus and another 137 deaths on Wednesday.

The state has now confirmed 1,306,123 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began and 21,546 deaths of residents, according to the health department.

Florida also reported that at least 311 nonresident deaths occurred here and there were at least 62,508 hospitalizations attributed to the new coronavirus in the state since the outbreak began.

The national positivity rate on Tuesday was 8.72%.

Yesterday’s confirmed deaths include five in Miami-Dade County, 10 in Broward County and eight in Palm Beach County.

The focus, though in the spotlight still clearly shining on coronavirus cases, has shifted to the Florida vaccine. In Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach, a new phase has begun in the launch of the COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida, with long waiting lines for those who meet the eligibility requirements. The systems were overloaded with requests on Wednesday and a system of local hospitals, Broward Health, reported that it could not take any new meetings until February as they reached capacity.

Meanwhile, concern continues to grow about the new variant of coronavirus.

MIAMI-DADE

Cases: 295,936 (+ 2,748)

Deaths: 4,169 (+5)

Yesterday’s positivity: 6.95%

BROWARD

Cases: 136,038 (+1,456)

Deaths: 1,840 (+10)

Yesterday’s Positivity: 6.56%

MONROE

Cases: 4,197 (+15)

Deaths: 35 (unchanged)

Yesterday’s Positivity: 3.38%

PALM BEACH

Cases: 81,899 (+509)

Deaths: 1,881 (+8)

Yesterday’s positivity: 19.5%

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

Worldwide, the number of reported COVID-19 cases is more than 82.4 million. There have been nearly 1.8 million deaths worldwide attributed to the pandemic, according to data compiled from various sources by Johns Hopkins University.

The United States reported 19.6 million confirmed cases and more than 340,000 deaths from COVID-19, the highest total in the world.

New cases reported daily in Florida have evolved as follows:

• December 30: 13,871
• December 29: 12,075
• December 28: 8,198
• December 27: 7,391
• December 25 and 26 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 some outstanding data)
• October 10: The 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: 1948
• September 29: 3,266
• September 28: 738
• September 27: 1882
• 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 remaining data)
• 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 some remaining data)
• 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: 5,466
• 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
• 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: 2016
• June 13: 2,581
• June 12: 1902
• June 11: 1,698
• June 10: 1,371
• June 9: 1,096

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