Florida Department of Health
State health officials reported 7,087 new COVID-19 cases, Wednesday, for a total of 1,885,661 infections. The Florida Department of Health also reported 127 coronavirus-related deaths, Feb. 24, increasing the statewide death toll to 30,878 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic.
The latest single-day positivity rate reported by the Florida Division of Emergency Management stood at 7.55% on Tuesday. Over the past two weeks the single-day positivity rate has ranged between 7.44% and 9.62%.
The Agency for Health Care Administration reports that as of this morning the number of patients admitted to hospitals throughout the state with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 has dropped to 4,073. Hospitals in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hendry, Lee, Manatee and Sarasota counties combined have a total of 270 admitted patients with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19.