Coronavirus update – May 13th
Bottom Line: This daily update is designed to put everything in perspective with straight-forward facts. No hyperbole, no misinformation, no nonsense. The news generally continued to improve on Tuesday. New diagnosed cases were slightly higher in the US than the prior two days, however yesterday’s new case count was still the third lowest of any day since March 29th - continuing the positive trend of declining cases as most of the country is in some state of reopening. There continues to be evidence that states are able to begin to reopen while simultaneously reducing the spread of the virus while increasing testing. Outside of the US, Russia now third in total cases, along with Brazil continue to be the areas of greatest growth and concern.
Here’s where we stand as of now...
Worldwide:
- 4,354,545 – 293,033 deaths –1,609,611 recovered
Nationally:
- 1,408,636 cases – 83,425 deaths – 296,746 recovered
Florida:
- 41,923 cases – 1,779 deaths
In Florida we had 941 new diagnosed cases and 47 deaths over the past day. To be blunt, Tuesday wasn’t a good day in Florida. The new diagnosed case count was the highest since May 1st, prior to Florida’s phase one reopening and will raise concerns about reopening should it continue. This jump in new cases comes after two of the four prior days had the lowest new case count since March. Without a doubt this will be closely watched by state officials going forward.
Florida remains 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’ve also tested more aggressively than most states, with only New York having tested more than Florida. More than half of all of Florida’s cases remain in the tri-county area with Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach having the most cases in the state in that order.
The overall positive test rate in Florida continued to improve Tuesday dropping to yet another new low of 7.2%-that's down from the peak of 11%. As a reminder, 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 and wearing masks in public. The average age of someone diagnosed with COVID-19 in Florida is 52.