Coronavirus in Florida – April 30th
Bottom Line: We had 347 new cases and 47 deaths in Florida attributed to the coronavirus on Wednesday. Both of those numbers were lower than the prior day totals. In fact, the new case count was the lowest of any day in April. We’re set to leave the month with far fewer new cases being reported than we had coming into it. Great news, and good timing given the announcement of Governor DeSantis’s phase 1 reopening plan which begins Monday for all counties except Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach.
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:
- 33,193 cases – 1,218 deaths
Here’s the count in South Florida right now...
- Broward: 4,898
- Miami-Dade: 11,927
- Palm Beach: 2,911
The overall positive test rate in Florida continued to decline on Wednesday reaching a new low. The rate, now 8.8% 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.