COVID TUESDAY: NEW FLORIDA DEATHS JUMP TO 275, POSITIVITY RATE CLIMBS

PALM BEACH COUNTY POSITIVITY RATE CLIMBS

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The reduction in cases, deaths and positivity rate have come to a screeching halt in Florida. The Florida Department of Health reports 275 deaths were logged Monday through 11:59 p.m. At least 5,886 new infections were logged.

The positivity rate jumped from 8.58-percent to 10.3-percent.

In Palm Beach County, four new COVID-19 deaths were recored on Monday through 11:59 p.m. with 338 new COVID-19 infections. The positivity rate climbed from a somewhat unbelievable 7.3-percent to 8.6-percent.

The total Palm Beach County COVID-19 death count is now 940 with 37,641 COVID-19 cases.

Statewide, Florida reports a total of 542,792 COVID-19 cases with 8,553 deaths. At least 31,354 people have been hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida.