FROM BAD TO WORSE: Florida Logs 9,920 COVID Cases On Tuesday

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida added another 9,920 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday through 11:59 p.m., bringing the state total to an incomprehensible 1,018,160. The death count also rose by 97. At least 18,776 people have died in Florida from COVID-19. The positivity rate jumped for Tuesday’s tests — it’s now 9.12 percent.

In Palm Beach County, 468 new positive COVID-19 tests were added the count on Tuesday with two COVID-19 deaths. There are now at least 66,427 COVID-infected people in Palm Beach County with 1,699 dead. The one day positivity rate is 7.96 percent.

Statewide, at least 55,567 people have been hospitalized for COVID-19 issues. In Palm Beach County, at least 275 people are currently hospitalized — as of Tuesday afternoon — with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19. Statewide, at least 4,248 people are currently hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.