Florida adds more than 3,000 new cases, 147 new deaths
Matthew Peddie, WMFE
The Florida Department of Health's COVID-19 Data and Surveillance dashboard reported 3,255 new cases and 147 new deaths Thursday, bringing the cumulative case total to 674,456. COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 13,247 people in Florida.
Emergency room visits for COVID-like illnesses have declined from 10,332 for the week beginning August 2nd to 4,058 for the week beginning September 6th.
Emergency room visits for influenza-like illness have begun to trend upwards again. For the week beginning August 30th there were 1,876 ED visits for influenza-like illnesses. That number was 2,101 for the week beginning September 6th.
The Agency for Health Care Administration reports 2,383 people hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19. Hospitalizations for Thursday September 10th were 2,896.
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