COVID-19 In South Florida: 727 Newly Reported Cases In Miami-Dade, 376 In Broward
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Florida Department of Health reported 727 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 additional deaths in Miami-Dade County on Tuesday. It's the second highest number of newly added cases in more than a month.
The additional cases increased Miami-Dade county's overall total to 183,250 and 3,624 deaths.
The two-week positivity rate average increased to 4.51%.
In Broward, there were 376 new cases and the death toll actually decreased by one. The Broward County's overall total increased to 84,338 cases and 1,520 deaths.
The two-week positivity rate average increased to 4.58%.
In Monroe, there were 15 new cases and no additional deaths. Monroe county's overall totals are 2,214 cases and 25 deaths.
The two-week positivity rate average decreased slightly to 7.31%.
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Statewide, there were 4,298 new cases and 57 additional deaths. The total number of cases now stands at 786,311 across Florida and 16,708 total deaths.
The two-week positivity rate in Florida increased to 5.18%.