Florida reports 7,296 new COVID cases, with 92 more deaths

David Fleshler, South Florida Sun Sentinel
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Take a deeper look at Florida’s updated coronavirus numbers.

South Florida

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.

Deaths

Hospitalizations

Hospitalizations hit a peak in late July of about 9,500 patients statewide.

Explore the map of current hospital capacity across Florida.

Vaccines

More than 5.67 million people in Florida have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine.

David Fleshler can be reached at dfleshler@sunsentinel.com and 954-356-4535.