Florida surpassed one million confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, becoming the third state to reach that total.
With 8,847 new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday, Florida now has 1,008,166, according to the state's dashboard.
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Florida joins Texas and California as the only states to reach one million cases since the pandemic began.
With 82 more virus-related deaths among Florida residents, the total rose to 18,679 Tuesday. Another 237 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 8.69% in Tuesday's report, the second straight day it was over 8%.
The positivity rate for all cases, including people who have already been tested, was 10.50% in Tuesday's report, the third straight day it's been over 10%.
In South Florida, Miami-Dade County had 231,761 cases Tuesday, an increase of 2,143 since Monday, along with 3,839 COVID-related deaths, four more than in Monday's report.
In Broward County, there were 108,325 COVID-19 cases reported, a daily increase of about 800, along with 1,664 virus-related deaths, the same figure in Monday's report.
Palm Beach County had 65,936 cases and 1,697 virus-related deaths Tuesday, while Monroe County had 3,392 cases and 28 deaths.
