Memorial Day Weekend sees rise in Florida's COVID-19 cases [View all]
State health officials Sunday reported 740 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of cases in Florida to 50,867, including 49,547 Florida residents.
On Sunday, the Department of Health (DOH) also reported a rise in hospitalizations. Sundays report announced an additional 71 hospitalizations, raising the total amount to 9,381 in the state.
Moreover, 4 fatalities were confirmed Sunday totaling 80 non-residents. Since the pandemics onset, 2,316 people have died as a result of the novel coronavirus in Florida including 2,236 Florida residents.
In the last 24 hours, 151 people have tested positive in Miami-Dade County, bumping the amount of total cases to 16,845. The countys death toll increased by 2 to 641.
The total of positive tests in Broward County increased by 48 to 6,697. The death toll, however, remained at 314.
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