Florida's COVID-19 cases on downswing with 2,583 new cases
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s coronavirus cases maintained a downward swing Sunday, with the state reporting 2,583 new cases and another 14 deaths in the past 24 hours.
No deaths were reported in Broward or Palm Beach counties and only four were reported in Miami-Dade County.
State officials have tallied 621,586 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began — only 21,015 cases more than a week ago, reports from the Florida Department of Health show. As of Sunday, 11,263 people have died from the disease, including 144 people who lived elsewhere but died in Florida.
The deaths reported Sunday represent a sharp decline from the record 277 coronavirus deaths reported on Aug. 11. The one-day peak for new cases was July 12, with 15,300 infections.
