Florida reports 26,203 new cases of COVID-19

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida reported an additional 26,203 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday at U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the highest number attributed to a single day according to CDC metrics.

The state has had up to 3,130,144 cases and 42,731 COVID-19-related deaths since the start of the pandemic.

Nine more deaths were recorded as part of the latest data.

The moving average of 7 new cases per day for 7 days increased to 21,604.

The seven-day moving average in the United States is 142,029 new cases a day, which means Florida is 15%.

The latest data comes from numbers sent to CDC by the Florida Department of Health. The state only publishes a comprehensive COVID-19 report once a week on Friday.

This past Friday’s report showed that the positivity rate of new cases statewide had reached 19.8%, a ninth consecutive week of increases in that metric.

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Department of Health and Human Services metrics showed that Florida had 17,164 hospital beds filled with COVID-19 patients, most of the country. More than 94% of the state’s ICU beds are in use, according to HHS, and 86% of hospital beds.

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