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- Florida added 3,220 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday
- The state also reported 153 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday
- The positivity rate for new cases has stayed below 10% for 2 straight weeks
The impact of coronavirus on Florida continued to wane Wednesday, as the state added 3,220 new COVID-19 cases and confirmed another 153 resident deaths, many of which occurred weeks ago.
The state has 608,722 cases after increasing at a rate of about 3,500 a day over the last week, according to the report released Wednesday by the Florida Department of Health. That is the slowest rate since the seven days ending June 23.
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The overall death toll is now 10,872, including 139 non-residents. The number of confirmed deaths per day, now averaging 114 over the last week, is the lowest since July 22.
Of all test results in Wednesday's report, 8.44% were positive, bringing the share over the last seven days to 8.9%, the lowest since the week ending June 17.
The new case positivity rate statewide was 5.75% Wednesday, dropping that metric’s seven-day total to 6%, the lowest since June 15. That rate excludes positive results from those who previously tested positive.
In South Florida, Miami-Dade had 154,135 cases, an increase of 750 since Tuesday, along with 2,317 COVID-related deaths, 40 more since Tuesday.
In Broward County, there were 69,883 COVID-19 cases reported, a daily increase of about 300, along with 1,160 virus-related deaths, 13 more than Tuesday.
The new-case positivity rate dropped in Miami-Dade county to 7.7%, the second lowest in months. Broward showed a slight uptick in positive cases to 5.8%, the highest since last Thursday.
