President-elect Joe Biden announced a COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board during an address on Monday. He also stressed the need for Americans to wear masks to prevent the spread of the virus.
Florida added more than 3,900 new COVID-19 cases Monday, as the state confirmed 58 additional virus-related deaths.
The 3,924 new COVID-19 cases brought Florida's total to 847,821, according to the daily report from the state's department of health.
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With 58 more virus-related deaths among Florida residents, the total rose to 17,179 Monday. Another 212 non-resident deaths have been confirmed in the state to-date. Most of the newly confirmed deaths occurred days or weeks earlier.
The positivity rate for new cases in the state was 8.07% in Monday's report, a jump from Sunday's reported rate of 6.24%. The rate over the past seven days is now at about 7%, its highest since Aug. 20.
The positivity rate for all cases in Monday's report was 10%, after it had dropped down to 7.67% Sunday. It's the highest that rate's been since Aug. 24.
In South Florida, Miami-Dade had 194,879 cases Monday, an increase of about 525 since Sunday, along with 3,688 COVID-related deaths, five more than in Sunday's report.
In Broward County, there were 91,441 COVID-19 cases reported, a daily increase of about 440, along with 1,559 virus-related deaths, 11 more than in Sunday's report.
Palm Beach County had 55,816 cases and 1,610 virus-related deaths Monday, while Monroe County had 2,596 cases and 25 deaths.
