COVID-19 in Florida: State passes 50,000 total coronavirus deaths [View all]

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Source: Orlando Sun-Sentinel

COVID-19 in Florida: State passes 50,000 total coronavirus deaths

By DAVID SCHUTZ

SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL | SEP 16, 2021 AT 2:12 PM

Florida passed 50,000 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, 535 days after the state recorded its first death, as the state increased its overall death count by 1,554.

The state also reported 9,760 new confirmed cases of the virus, a drop from the past two days that sunk the 7-day average to 11,816, the lowest since July 22, according to Thursday’s data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

And on Thursday, the number of people hospitalized for COVID in Florida dropped below 10,000 for the first time since late July, a 19% decline over the past week, according to data from the Florida Hospital Association.

The large number of new reported deaths were spread out over the past two weeks. Deaths are counted on the day they occur, not the day they are reported, and can take up to two weeks or more to be reflected in the data.

At least 2,400 Floridians have died through the first two weeks of September.

The 7-day average for new deaths rose to 362, the second-highest level of September. August was the deadliest month of the pandemic, when 8,144 died, according to CDC data.

RELATED: Months of secrecy end as state releases COVID death toll for every county » (1)

Here are the latest statistics:

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(1) https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-covid-south-florida-death-toll-20210914-czgfrsojuffolcwvalzfgjzuya-story.html

Read more: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-florida-coronavirus-data-trends-thursday-sept16-20210916-ay4r4wsghngzxexbejbj7grbmq-story.html

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Tim Craig Retweeted

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Florida has reported a record breaking 1,554 new COVID deaths.

Florida's death total is now 50,811.

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