Florida reported its highest peak in daily deaths from coronavirus since the pandemic began, surpassing that recorded in other rallies in the state, according to federal data released Thursday.
The information provided by the entity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, for its acronym in English) revealed that more deaths were recorded per day on at least eight days in August than during the previous peak of the pandemic, which occurred in August 2020.
The typical delay in reporting deaths means that the true number of victims can take weeks to be revealed.
The information became available Thursday after the state reported more than 1,338 new deaths over several days or weeks to the CDC.
Figures show that the seven-day average of new deaths reached 244 last month, compared to its previous highest rate of 227 in August 2020. The numbers recorded from mid-to-late August this year could increase as the Florida Department of Health release more data to the federal government.
In total, 45,909 people have lost their lives in Florida to the coronavirus, according to CDC figures.
87% of adults in the state are vaccinated, and the inoculation rate in the state has risen from 61% to 68% in the last month.
Hospitalizations reached record levels last month.
Hospitals reported a census of more than 7,000 more COVID-19 patients than in the previous peak.
The numbers of hospitalizations and new cases stabilized and began to decline in the last week.
Last week, the state reported that infections among children and teens were up 28% from the previous week, and some children’s hospitals saw an increase in admissions in the first weeks of back to school.
A dozen of Florida’s 67 districts, which account for roughly half of the 2.8 million students who attend public schools, have challenged Governor Ron DeSantis’s executive order that prohibits schools from requiring the use of masks. despite parental objections.
A judge ruled last week that DeSantis lacks the authority to issue the order. The state government filed a notice of appeal.
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