While demand remains high, the CDC reports plenty of doses have been distributed to Florida. But for every shot given, more than 1.5 doses are sitting in freezers.
Florida added nearly 14,900 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing the state's total infections past 1.5 million.
The 14,896 new confirmed COVID-19 cases brought Florida's total to 1,503,482 since the outbreak began, according to figures released by the state's department of health.
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Another 156 virus-related deaths among Florida residents were reported Monday, bringing the total to 23,227. Another 358 non-resident deaths have been confirmed in the state to-date, five more than were reported on Monday. Most of the newly confirmed deaths occurred days or weeks earlier.
The positivity rate for new cases in the state was 10.62% in Tuesday's department of health report, and has stayed around that range for the past four days.
The positivity rate for all cases, including people who have already been tested, was 13.14%, nearly identical to the previous two days.
In South Florida, Miami-Dade County had 331,649 cases Tuesday, an increase of 2,948 since Monday, along with 4,452 COVID-related deaths, a single-day increase of 11.
In Broward County, there were 152,645 total COVID-19 cases reported, a daily increase of 1,121, along with 1,938 virus-related deaths, 10 more than Monday.
Palm Beach County had 93,295 cases and 1,975 virus-related deaths Tuesday, while Monroe County had 4,737 cases and 36 deaths.
Florida's daily vaccine report showed about 648,000 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination since the state started administering the vaccine in mid-December. About 51,000 have received the second booster shot.
