In the latest Florida report, 22.75% of people tested positive for COVID

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Florida grew by more than 12,000 cases on Tuesday amid positive numbers not seen since July – the largest pandemic in Florida. The positive percentage of 22.75% worldwide – almost twice as much as in some provinces – was driven by a small number of people tested due to the closure and / or limited hours of test venues at Christmas and the holiday weekend .

Although the 12,075 cases reported by the Florida Department of Health were not a record increase in Florida in one day, there were 1,024 new cases reported in Duval County on Tuesday – by far the most in one day since the pandemic began. .

Since March 1, COVID-19 has been diagnosed with 1,292,252 residents and people visiting the state. There have been 59,515 positive tests in Jacksonville over the past ten months.

105 additional deaths were reported in Florida on Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to 21,718. Two of them were residents of Jacksonville and one was in Clay County.

There were 6,280 people hospitalized in the state Tuesday afternoon with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 – 479 more hospitalizations of COVID-19 than the previous day.

Only 40,372 test results came on Monday, compared to an average of well over 100,000 each day last week, which the DOH asked to add to this disclaimer on Tuesday: ‘As we are still experiencing office closures and holidays on 4 January 2021, it is possible data could the coming days are still affected. ”

According to the state’s vaccination panel: 17,117 first doses were administered on Tuesday, bringing the total in the state to 146,160. Vaccines were given on Tuesday to the first senior citizens who are not in long-term care facilities.

Applications for 65-year-olds and older opened in Clay County on Tuesday and will open Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Duval County. St. Johns County said their plan for community vaccinations will be announced soon. The first vaccines in Northeast Florida will be administered Monday.