Florida reported more than 9,500 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, as the state's virus-related death toll rose by 89 and infection rates saw increases.
The 9,592 new confirmed COVID-19 cases brought Florida's total to 1,083,362, according to the daily report from the state's department of health.
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With 84 more virus-related deaths among Florida residents, the total rose to 19,462 Wednesday. Another 254 non-resident deaths have been confirmed in the state to-date, five more than were in Tuesday's report. Most of the newly confirmed deaths occurred days or weeks earlier.
The positivity rate for new cases in the state was 8.64% in Wednesday's report, following five straight days below 8%.
The positivity rate for all cases, including people who have already been tested, was 10.83% in Wednesday's report, breaking a string of six straight days below 10%.
In South Florida, Miami-Dade County had 249,043 cases Wednesday, an increase of 2,128 since Tuesday, along with 3,930 COVID-related deaths, four more than were in Tuesday's report.
In Broward County, there were 116,428 COVID-19 cases reported, a daily increase of 1,014, along with 1,720 virus-related deaths, nine more than Tuesday.
Palm Beach County had 70,314 cases and 1,745 virus-related deaths Wednesday, while Monroe County had 3,663 cases and 28 deaths.
