ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 30,065 with the addition of 159 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 4,151 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to 1,872,923.
The toll so far in February has hit 3,586 reported resident deaths, an average of 163 a day, which outpaces January’s average of 155 day. Those deaths, though, were from several previous days, as it can take weeks and sometimes several months for reports to appear.
With 530 non-Florida resident deaths, including two new deaths reported Monday, the state’s combined total stands at 30,595. Each report includes deaths from several previous days, as it can take weeks and sometimes several months for reports to appear.
Florida has seen about 1 in 714 of its residents die from the virus, while nationally it’s closer to one in 658 people, and worldwide it’s at about one in 3,158 of the planet’s 7.8 billion population.
With a population of about 21.5 million, about one in 11 people in the state have now been infected. That number is closer to one in 12 nationally and one in 70 worldwide.
Across the state, 4,175 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of 2 p.m. Monday including 218 in Orange County, 106 in Osceola, 88 in Lake and 74 in Seminole. The state’s online tool updates several times throughout the day.
More than 56,000 people were currently hospitalized hospitalized with COVID-19 across the United States as of Sunday, according to COVID-19 Tracking Project, which updates its data once a day.
To date, 79,096 people have been hospitalized in Florida, according to the state’s report, which includes 150 newly reported hospitalizations since Sunday’s update.
Statewide, 2,698,591 people have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, of which 1,398,394 people have received the second dose. The count is a snapshot through Sunday, based on the report released Monday.
Of those who have received at least the first dose, 2,038,204 are over the age of 65. A detailed breakdown of who has been vaccinated so far can be found here.
To date, 10,911,561 people have been tested in Florida, 21,653 more than Sunday’s total.
Statewide, the latest positivity rate reported Monday for Sunday’s test results by the Florida Department of Health was 6.82%, but that’s for new cases only and excludes anyone who previously tested positive. For all tested, the positivity rate was 9.58%.
Central Florida added 795 cases on Monday for a total of 329,760. That includes 275 more in Orange for 112,161; 125 more in Polk for 55,986; 71 in Osceola for 36,168; 109 in Volusia for 33,861; 99 in Brevard for 33,106; 58 in Seminole for 26,674; 52 in Lake for 24,030; and 6 in Sumter for 7,774.
There were 27 new deaths across all eight Central Florida counties bringing the region’s toll to 5,170. Polk County has the most coronavirus fatalities in the region with 1,108, followed by 1,072 in Orange, 728 in Brevard, 635 in Volusia, 544 in Lake, 432 in Osceola, 418 in Seminole and 233 in Sumter.
Central Florida accounts for more than 17.6% of the cases statewide and more than 17.2% of the deaths.
South Florida, home to 29% of Florida’s population, accounts for 38% of cases with 711,465. That includes 1,808 new cases reported Monday among Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
South Florida’s reported deaths rose by 51 for a total of 10,075, about 33.5% of the state’s total.
The virus has infected more than 111 million people and has killed more than 2.4 million worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center. Nationwide, more than 28 million people have been infected and nearly 500,000 have died.
Within the U.S., California has the most deaths with 49,105, followed by Texas with 41,343, and New York with 37,851. Florida is fourth overall, but ranks 26th per capita, according to an analysis of states from the COVID Tracking Project by the Sentinel.
Brazil has the second-most fatalities with 246,504, Mexico with 180,107, India with 156,385, the United Kingdom with 120,987, Italy with 95,992, France with 84,430, Russia with 82,255, Germany with 68,063, and Spain with 67,636, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Total deaths attributed to COVID-19 amount to 0.1% of the state population, and one in 62 who are infected have died, a 1.61% death rate. The national death toll amounts to 0.2% of the population, with one in 56 infected dying, a 1.8% death rate.
Globally, the number of deaths is at 0.03% of the world’s population, with one in 3,158 infected dying, a 2.2% death rate. Death rates have actually gone down as more cases have been reported, and more people recover with improved treatments, even though the overall death toll continues to climb.
