Florida surpasses 1.6 million COVID cases; Volusia County surpasses 28,000 cases
Nikki Ross
The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 11,914 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases statewide to 1,601,011.
The state announced a total of 142 new coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, seven of which were in Flagler County, bringing the death toll to 24,578. An additional 387 deaths are nonresidents, and are not included in the total.
On New Year's Eve, the state reported its highest single-day increase in cases with 21,015. The second-highest increase occurred Jan. 7 with 19,816 cases. The third-highest increase was 19,530 cases on Jan. 8.
The highest single-day increase in new cases in Volusia County occurred Jan. 3 with 588 cases. The second-highest increase was Jan. 5 with 562 cases. Friday's 493 new cases was the third-highest single-day increase in the county.
Flagler County reported a record-high number of new daily cases Jan. 2 with 115. The county had its second-highest increase Jan. 3 with 97.
On Tuesday, 56,298 Florida residents received a COVID-19 vaccine in Florida, bringing the total number of administered vaccines to 1,122,405, according to a report by FDOH. Of those, 111,188 were booster doses.
The state's daily positivity rate, calculated by using the total number of people tested for the virus and the total number of people who have tested positive, was 10.73% on Wednesday with 108,294 tests administered.
As of Wednesday, 68,932 Florida residents have been hospitalized with COVID-19.
New deaths: 0
Total deaths: 478
Total deaths of residents or staff of long-term care facilities: 228
New cases: 225
Total cases: 28,015
Total number of hospitalizations: 1,404
Current number of hospitalizations: 139
Daily positivity rate: 13.13%
Number of second doses administered: 3,581
Total number of vaccinations: 25,515
Total deaths: 60
Total deaths of residents or staff of long-term care facilities: 3
New cases: 40
Total cases: 4,804
Total number of hospitalizations: 278
Current number of hospitalizations: 30
Number of new second doses administered: 623
Total number of vaccinations: 5,246