Coronavirus in Florida – April 3rd Update
Bottom Line: We’ve had 1,235 new cases and 43 deaths in Florida over the past day. If you’re looking for silver linings, Florida remains 5th in the country in total cases and 9th in deaths despite being the third most populous state. We’re performing far better than most states on a relative basis. Thursday brought Holland America’s Zaandam and Rotterdam into Port Everglades with sick passengers taken to Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale & Larkin Community Hospital in Miami. 49 Floridians were aboard the Zaandam.
The range in age for positive tests in our state ranges from an infant to 101. 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:
- 9,008 cases – 144 deaths
Here’s the count in South Florida right now...
- Broward: 1,481
- Miami-Dade: 2,886
- Palm Beach: 737
We continue to see a high rate of positive test results in Florida. To date as 11% of all tests for COVID-19 have come back positive. That’s up slightly again over the past day – which seems to indicate that community spread is occurring. The further into testing we go the more likely the newest diagnosed cases are new cases – especially with the positive test rate heading higher. 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.