{"id":18762,"date":"2021-12-31T19:44:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T00:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=18762"},"modified":"2021-12-31T19:45:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T00:45:28","slug":"fl-continues-to-break-records-with-76k-new-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/12\/31\/fl-continues-to-break-records-with-76k-new-covid-19-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"FL Continues To Break Records With 76K New COVID-19 Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Southeast Florida has been hit hardest by the latest surge in COVID-19 cases, as the state saw about 300K new cases reported Dec. 24-30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the Sunshine State rings in the New Year, COVID-19 continues to surge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida reported another 75,962 new coronavirus cases<\/a> Friday, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This number smashes the state’s record for single-day reporting of cases for the fifth time this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Florida Department of Health also released its weekly COVID-19 Weekly Situation Report Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FDOH data shows 298,455 new cases<\/a> and a new case positivity rate of 26.5 percent reported in Florida from Dec. 24-30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southeast Florida has seen the biggest jump in cases, according to FDOH. Broward County added 48,018 new cases during this period and saw a 31.7 new case positivity rate. There were also 98,437 new cases and a 27.3 percent new case positivity rate reported nearby in Miami-Dade County. And Palm Beach County saw 24,488 new cases and a 30.6 percent new case positivity rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, hospitalizations related to COVID-19 continue to increase in Florida. According to the Florida Hospital Association, there were 4,485 coronavirus-related hospitalizations<\/a> confirmed statewide Friday. Just five days earlier, on Monday, there were only 2,019 hospitalizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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