Florida reports 70 additional deaths from COVID-19 and 5,556 new cases.
The total number of coronavirus cases so far is nearly 2.1 million. And at least 34,434 have died in Florida.
The seven-day average of new cases is slightly higher than during the previous week and 20% above two weeks ago. That’s according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and analyzed by NPR.
Florida is leading the country when it comes to variants of the coronavirus found through genomic surveillance.
The CDC reports 3,191 cases of the UK variant, which spreads more easily and is more likely to cause hospitalization and death.
And hospitalizations in Florida have ticked up slightly to 3,020.
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