Coronavirus in Florida – April 28th
Bottom Line: We had 610 new cases and 14 deaths in Florida attributed to the coronavirus on Monday. After a spike in new cases last Thursday – the news has been considerably better over the past few days. For example, Sunday’s final case count of 535 new diagnosed cases is the fewest in a day since March 25th. This supports the notion that last Thursday’s spike in cases was an outlier and the longer-term trend which suggests we’re well past the peak looks likely to be a reality. This is exactly what Governor DeSantis was looking for and responding to yesterday at his press conference. At the presser Tampa General Hospital CEO and Re-Open Florida Task Force member Dr. John Couris said...We are ready to open. And I’m not only speaking for Tampa General Hospital but probably speaking for every hospital across the state.
Florida remained 8th in the country in total cases and 10th in deaths. We’re the third most populous state. Florida’s 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. The range in age for positive tests in our state ranges from infants to 104. 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:
- 32,138 cases – 1,088 deaths
Here’s the count in South Florida right now...
- Broward: 4,794
- Miami-Dade: 11,570
- Palm Beach: 2,763
The overall positive test rate in Florida continued to decline on Monday. The rate, now 9% since testing began, is well lower than the peak of 11% and continues to drop as testing continues to increase. Great signs. As a reminder, the further into testing we go,the newest diagnosed cases are new cases obtained through community spread. This reinforces the importance of adhering to the warnings of public officials including social distancing, safer-at-home declarations and wearing masks in public. The highest concentration of cases is coming from those between the ages of 45-54.