Coronavirus update – June 24th
Bottom Line: This daily update is designed to put everything in perspective with straight-forward facts. No hyperbole, no misinformation, no nonsense.Tuesday brought the second highest single day total for COVID-19 worldwide – led by continued spikes in Brazil, Russia, India and the United States. Speaking of the US, we had our third highest day for new cases since the pandemic began & with over 36,000 new diagnosed cases, the highest daily total since May 1st. It also was the deadliest since June 11th, the news just wasn’t great. There are now more total active cases in the US than at any prior time.
Here’s where we stand as of now...
Worldwide:
- 9,369,227 – 480,095 deaths – 5,060,547 recovered
Nationally:
- 2,388,225 cases – 122,611 deaths – 1,003,062 recovered
Florida:
- 100,217 cases – 3,176 deaths - 19,517 recovered
In Florida it was a different version of a similar thing. We had 3,286 new diagnosed cases on Tuesday, an increase over Monday’s total and the fourth highest day for new cases. We also had 64 related deaths, the highest daily total since June 2nd. Like the country, there are now more active cases in Florida than at any prior time.
South Florida remains the epicenter of the virus with Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties having the most cases in that order. There are 10 new south Florida hot spots over the past day and a total of 66 zip codes in South Florida which are hot spots.
Palm Beach (12): 33404, 33406, 33407, 33411, 33415, 33430, 33435, 33458, 33460, 33461, 33462, 33463
Broward (17): 33023, 33024, 33025, 33028, 33064, 33068, 33309, 33311, 33312, 33313, 33316, 33319, 33021, 33023, 33025, 33027, 33028
Miami-Dade (37): 33012, 33015, 33016, 33018, 33030, 33032, 33033, 33034, 33054, 33055, 33056, 33125, 33126, 33130, 33136, 33139, 33140, 33142, 33143, 33144, 33147, 33150, 33155, 33157, 33161, 33162, 33165, 33166, 33169, 33172, 33175, 33177, 33178, 33179, 33186, 33193, 33196
The overall positive test rate continues to rise as well in Florida. After reaching a low of 5.2% around three weeks ago, the rate since testing began has risen to 6.3%, continuing the three-week trend of higher cases along with a higher percentage of positive test results.We’re seeing the spike in cases coming from both an increase in testing and predominantly from increased community spread.
The average age of someone diagnosed with COVID-19 continues to drop. The average diagnosed Floridian has dropped to 43 (after a recent high of 54). We’re continuing to see the fastest increase coming from those between the ages of 25-34, which likely speaks to younger adults being more reckless and less likely to follow safety protocols. We’re seeing the spike in cases coming from both an increase in testing and community spread.
Despite the most recent news Florida continues to outperform the country since the onset of the pandemic. Florida is remains 7th in total cases nationally, while the state is now 9th in deaths. Florida is the third most populous state. With over 122,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19, it is the deadliest virus in the United States since the 1918 pandemic which killed over 675,000 Americans.