The cut is equivalent to 17% of infections the state has logged so far this year.
Florida used to send weekly statistics to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But the state Health Department said last week that it had paused that practice to update its reporting procedures to match the CDC’s expanded. The definition now includes test results from over-the-counter kits and tests performed on the dead.Meanwhile, other metrics continue to point to declining severity of the respiratory disease across Florida.Friday, the fewest since April 26, 2022. Far lower than the nearly 3,000 in early January. .
Testing found 319 coronavirus particles per milliliter of sewage, Boston-based private laboratory Biobot Analytics said Wednesday. That’s a 30% increase since March 30. But still 83% less than late January. Readings last week from Leon County, home to Tallahassee, revealed rising levels there, too. But Biobot has yet to report new results this week.
Sewage readings from Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, Orange, Hillsborough, Pinellas and Seminole counties continue to show viral loads well below their winter peaks.The CDC can’t issue indoor masking recommendations in Florida due to lack of data from the state.were added to Florida’s COVID death toll in the two weeks ending Friday. That’s fewer than the 444 people state health officials recorded March 17-31. Fatalities can take weeks to enter official statistics. .
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