DEATH WATCH NEVER STOPS: Florida Loses Another 137 To COVID On Tuesday

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The COVID-19 death count increased by 137 on Tuesday as Florida added 13,495 new confirmed cases. The positivity rate dropped from the stratosphere of 22.81 percent — an outlier number — to 8.72 percent.

Statewide, 1,306,123 people have tested positive for COVID-19. 21,546 have died.

In Palm Beach County, 483 new COVID-19 cases were logged on Tuesday with eight new deaths. The positivity rate dropped in Palm Beach County from the outlier number of 19.62 percent to 6.95 percent for tests recorded on Tuesday. There are now 81,899 confirmed COVID-19 infections in Palm Beach County with 1,881 deaths.

The pediatric positivity rate in Palm Beach County remains at 12.3 percent. It represents cases involving children 18 and younger.

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