This summer will be pivotal to the country’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers from the CDC just released a new modeling study that shows the country could be through the worst of the pandemic soon. But scientists warn that this apparent light at the end of the tunnel is dependent on the actions we take moving forward. NBC 6’s Carlos Suarez reports
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.
CORONAVIRUS LATEST
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.
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 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.
