With infection rates soaring, the nationwide death toll from COVID-19 passing 250,000 and many hospitals reaching capacity, the Centers for Disease Control and other professional health organizations are urging Americans not to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday.
Florida added more than 9,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row Friday, as the state's virus-related death toll rose by nearly 80.
The 9,085 new COVID-19 cases brought Florida's total to 923,418, according to the daily report from the state's department of health.
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With 79 more virus-related deaths among Florida residents, the total rose to 17,889 Friday. Another 221 non-resident deaths have been confirmed in the state to-date, one more than in Thursday's report. Most of the newly confirmed deaths occurred days or weeks earlier.
The positivity rate for new cases in the state was 7.64% in Friday's report, a slight decrease from Thursday's 7.56%.
The positivity rate for all cases, including people who have already been tested, was 8.97% in Thursday's report, the second time it's been below 9% since Nov. 11.
In South Florida, Miami-Dade County had 211,257 cases Friday, an increase of 2,091 since Thursday, along with 3,746 COVID-related deaths, eight more than in Thursday's report.
In Broward County, there were 99,320 COVID-19 cases reported, a daily increase of 943, along with 1,615 virus-related deaths, four more than in Thursday's report.
Palm Beach County had 60,729 cases and 1,647 virus-related deaths Friday, while Monroe County had 3,064 cases and 25 deaths.
