Florida's confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by over 4,100 Friday, as the state's virus-related death toll rose by more than 80.
The 4,165 new confirmed COVID-19 cases brought Florida's total to 2,262,598 since the outbreak began, according to figures released by the state's department of health.
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Another 86 new virus-related deaths among Florida residents were reported Friday, bringing the state's total to 35,635. An additional 711 non-resident deaths have been confirmed in the state to-date. Most of the newly confirmed deaths occurred days or weeks earlier.
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The positivity rate for new cases in the state was 4.70% in Friday's department of health coronavirus report, the second day in a row it was under 5%.
The positivity rate for all cases, including people who have already been tested, was 6.04%, the third day in a row it's been below 7%.
In South Florida, Miami-Dade County reached 489,014 cases on Friday, an increase of 711 since Thursday, along with a total of 6,232 COVID-related deaths, 14 more than were reported Thursday.
In Broward County, there were 239,249 total COVID-19 cases reported, a daily increase of 415, along with 2,948 virus-related deaths, a single-day increase of five.
Palm Beach County had 144,892 total cases and 2,788 virus-related deaths Friday, while Monroe County had 6,960 cases and 49 deaths.
