Pfizer and Biontech announced Thursday that their vaccine has proven effective against the coronavirus for at least six months after the second dose, including the South African variant.
Florida's confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by more than 6,000 Saturday, as the state's virus related death toll rose by 66.
The 6,017 new confirmed COVID-19 cases brought Florida's total to 2,077,032 since the outbreak began, according to figures released by the state's department of health.
CORONAVIRUS LATEST
Another 66 virus-related deaths among Florida residents were reported Saturday, bringing the state's total to 33,652. An additional 654 non-resident deaths have been confirmed in the state to-date. Most of the newly confirmed deaths occurred days or weeks earlier.
Get South Florida local news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox. Sign up for NBC South Florida newsletters.
The positivity rate for new cases in the state was 6.31% in Saturday's department of health coronavirus report, slightly higher than Friday's 6.1% rate.
In South Florida, Miami-Dade County reached 449,891 cases on Saturday, an increase of 1,412 since Friday, along with a total of 5,900 COVID-related deaths, an increase of 10 since Friday.
In Broward County, there were 217,060 total COVID-19 cases reported, a daily increase of 783, along with 2,699 virus-related deaths, 14 more than Friday's total.
Palm Beach County had 132,961 cases and 2,661 virus-related deaths Saturday, while Monroe County had 6,504 cases and 49 deaths.
