Florida hits 1.5 million cases of COVID-19

Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun Sentinel
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With more new cases, Florida on Tuesday announced more than 1.5 million people in the state have had COVID-19.

Take a deeper look at Florida’s updated coronavirus numbers.

South Florida

In South Florida Tuesday an additional 4,822 people have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Testing and positivity

Public health experts say the virus is considered under control when the COVID-19 test positivity rate is under 5%. But since Oct. 29, Florida has exceeded 5% in its widely publicized calculation for assessing the rate for testing of residents.

Florida, again, reported a positivity rate exceeding 10%.

Deaths

Hospitalizations

Hospitalizations hit a peak in late July of about 9,500 patients statewide, then dipped as low as 2,011 on Oct. 19. The numbers steadily increased throughout December and have been increasing daily in January.

Explore the map of current hospital capacity across Florida.