The state sets its new record for infections on Friday at a figure that exceeds 76,800 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day, according to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States (CDC, for its acronym). in English).
The cases are more than 1,000 above the previous record of 75,732, which was set on December 30. The new cases increased the state’s total to more than 4.56 million since the pandemic began.
Florida’s 7-day average for daily cases has risen to its highest level, topping 56,000, according to CDC reports. That average had been below 1,300 as recently as last month.
Hospitalizations in Florida continue to increase this Friday when some 8,914 beds are reported in use by hospitalized patients with COVID-19, which represents approximately 15.46% of the state total, according to reports from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Of the 264 existing hospitals in the state, a panorama has been reported in recent days that shows a total of 8,406 hospitalizations on Thursday, 7,647 on Wednesday and about 6,623 on Tuesday.
Still, hospitalizations remain well below the increase seen when the Delta variant we saw last summer, which caused the state to peak at more than 17,100.
The death toll related to the coronavirus in Florida reached 62,625 this Friday, 3 more than the total reported Thursday. Authorities warn that deaths may take days or weeks to be reported while they are confirmed.
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