TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida reported 11,682 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 74 deaths on Saturday, the fourth day in a row the daily increase was above 10,000.
Overall, the state has confirmed nearly 1.2 million cases and close to 21,000 deaths, according to statistics released by the Department of Health. Florida has a population of nearly 22 million people.
The positivity rate in Florida remained above 8% on Friday. There were 5,086 people hospitalized with the disease in the state as of late Saturday afternoon.
According to the Agency for Health Care Administration, Columbia County was out of ICU beds, Clay County had only 10% of its ICU beds available, 11% in Alachua County.
FDOE on Saturday reported for the first time on COVID-19 vaccine numbers in the state. According to the new data, 32,707 vaccines were given in Florida this week -- 90% of those in the last three days. Duval County had 1,972 people vaccinated since Monday. Broward, Dade, Hillsborough and Orange counties each had more than double that many vaccinations given.