Florida reports 14,000 new COVID-19 cases as state handles new variant of virus

ORLANDO, Fla. Florida is leading the country in cases of the COVID-19 variant, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

According to the CDC, 125 states of the variant. According to the Department of Health, six cases of the COVID-19 variant have been reported in Seminole County.

[READ YESTERDAY’S REPORT: Johnson & Johnson announces vaccine efficacy as Florida reports 10,871 new COVID-19 cases]

Seminole County is not the only area where cases have been reported in Central Florida.

According to Dr. Raul Pino with the Florida Department of Health reported two cases in Orange County. The cases in Orange County were from two people who visited.

The variant has also been reported in Osceola County, Volusia County, Brevard County and Lake County. Health officials said the B.1.1.7 variant originated with an unusually large number of mutations.

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The variant spreads easier and faster and is most common in London and was first spotted in September 2020, officials said.

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Incidents

Florida Department of Health reports 14,735 new cases on Saturday increased the state’s total to 1,713,589 cases since the coronavirus pandemic began in March.

Deaths

Florida reported 110 new deaths related to viruses on Saturday increased the death toll to 26,795. This number contains the 435 non-residents who died in Florida.

Hospitalizations

According to the state agency for health care administration, there were currently 6,153 people with the virus in Florida admitted to the hospital.

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Since March, 72,135 people were hospitalized in Florida after COVID-19. The number includes the 271 new patients recently admitted to hospital due to the virus are evident from the health department’s daily report released on Saturday.

Positivity rate

The percentage of positive results was 6.62% on Friday. Health officials say the rate should remain between 5% and 10% to prove that a community owns the virus and can control infections.

Vaccinations

The Florida Department of Health recently released a daily report on COVID-19 vaccines administered throughout the state.

As of Saturday, 1,948,148 people have been vaccinated in Florida. The FDOH also reports that 296,782 people received their second shot.

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County	Incidents	New matters	Hospitalizations	New hospitalizations	Deaths	New deaths
Brevard	29 177	385	1 774	5	650	11
Flagler	5 254	51	294	3	70	0
More	21,697	186	1 129	3	426	2
Marion	24,370	192	1,535	1	575	1
Orange	102 897	942	2 202	7	939	2
Osceola	33,447	273	1 194	3	374	4
Polk	50,201	509	3,830	30	967	3
Seminole	24 055	194	1 035	3	373	1
Sumter	7,070	73	438	0	186	0
Volusia	30 750	430	1,516	10	534	0

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