Coronavirus in Florida – March 25th update
Bottom Line: Tuesday brought 240 new cases in Florida as the virus is now present in all 67 counties. As of this entry, there are 1,467 total instate cases. We also had three additional deaths attributed to COVID-19. Governor DeSantis used additional executive action to order self-isolation measures for anyone who has traveled to New York or New Jersey over the previous three weeks. We also continued to see the impact grow from reckless Spring Break activities as 14 University of Florida Students tested positive for the virus. Over 20 students have now been diagnosed across the state due to Spring Break parties which led to Governor DeSantis ordering the closing of beaches and boat ramps across the state.
The range in age for positive tests in our state ranges from 2 to 96. 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. Here’s the count in South Florida right now...
- Broward: 312
- Miami-Dade: 367
- Palm Beach: 104
We continue to see a high rate of positive test results in Florida. To date, 9% of all tests for COVID-19 have come back positive. That’s down from 20% percent last week - which is improved news. Still, it remains much higher than the guidance provided by the Coronavirus Task Force of 1%-4% worldwide. This would seem to suggest many Floridians had the virus and are just being documented and not necessarily an indication of greater spread. There are 1,221 outstanding tests awaiting results, expect these numbers to continue to increase today.