More vaccination appointments open in Central Florida as state reports 1,817 new COVID-19 cases Florida sees 150 new deaths Tags: The first box containing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine heads down the conveyor to an awaiting transport truck at the McKesson facility in Shepherdsville, Ky., Monday, March 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida is reporting just over 1,800 new cases of COVID-19 Monday. That’s the lowest number of new cases reported since Sept. 27, 2020, when the state saw 808 positives. However, the state is reporting that those 1,800 positives come from the results of fewer than 29,000 tests, which means the positivity rate is only slightly lower than what was reported previously: 6.32% Sunday versus 6.41% on Saturday.