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If the positivity rate consistently stays below 5%, it could indicate that community transmission of the virus is under control. It's still too soon to tell in Florida.

/ Despite a low positivity rate, the state recorded the deaths of 51 people due to complications from COVID-19 since Tuesday's report. The positivity rate for new coronavirus cases in Florida fell to 4.55% on Tuesday. The positivity rate for new coronavirus cases in Florida reported by the state on Wednesday fell to 4.55%, the lowest it's been in six months. It was based on 84,373 tests returned Tuesday. The last time the state reported a lower positivity rate was 3.68% on Oct. 24. The state on Wednesday also reported 3,184 more people have tested positive for coronavirus -- bringing Florid...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is offering free transit to those who get vaccinated for COVID-19 at designated hubs in the next four days.

New cases of coronavirus in Florida continue to decline as the state reports the lowest number of new cases on a Tuesday since early February. The Florida Department of Health Tuesday reported 3,263 new coronavirus cases, the lowest number of cases recorded on a Tuesday since Feb. 2, when it was 1,998 new cases. It follows with the trend of new coronavirus cases continuing to decline. The total number of cases in Florida now stands at 2,275,365. The positivity rate for new cases came in at 5 percent, which is considered the level where the virus is slowing its spread. More than 78,700 tests w...

The number of new coronavirus cases in Florida continues to drop. The Florida Department of Health on Monday reported 2,296 new cases, fewest since mid-April. The total number of cases in Florida now stands at 2,272,102. Numbers are normally low at the start of the week, as 55,154 thousand tests were returned since Sunday — about 42,000 lower than the daily average for the last two weeks. The positivity rate for new cases came in at 5.01 percent, which is considered the level where the virus is slowing its spread. Statewide, the deaths of 53 people due to complications from COVID-19 were r...