Coronavirus in Florida – April 10th Update
Bottom Line: We had 1,128 new cases and 48 deaths in Florida on Thursday – both daily highs for our state – illustrating that the virus hasn’t yet peaked here despite encouraging signs earlier in the week. We also now have more than 2,000 Floridians hospitalized with COVID-19, though bed capacity remains below 50%, and estimates still show enough capacity for the projected increase in cases through April 21st. Speaking of which... The most recent forecasting from the University of Washington’s model, calling for that April 21st peak in Florida, was backed by University of South Florida researchers yesterday.
Florida remained 8th in the country in total cases and fell to 11th in deaths despite being the third most populous state. We’re performing far better than most states on a relative basis. We’re also testing more aggressively than most states, adjusted for population, making the performance of our state even more impressive. This is all encouraging news. The range in age for positive tests in our state ranges from infants to 103. More than half of all of Florida’s cases currently are in the tri-county area with Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach having the most cases in the state in that order.
Here’s where we now stand in Florida:
- 16,826 cases – 371 deaths
Here’s the count in South Florida right now...
- Broward: 2,480
- Miami-Dade: 5,898
- Palm Beach: 1,333
We continue to see a high rate of positive test results in Florida. To date nearly 11% of all tests for COVID-19 have come back positive. The further into testing we go the more likely the newest diagnosed cases are new cases. This reinforces the importance of adhering to the warnings of public officials including social distancing and safer-at-home declarations. The highest concentration of cases is coming from those between the ages of 45-54.