The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 11,914 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases statewide to 1,601,011.
The state announced a total of 142 new coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, seven of which were in Flagler County, bringing the death toll to 24,578. An additional 387 deaths are nonresidents, and are not included in the total.
On New Year s Eve, the state reported its highest single-day increase in cases with 21,015. The second-highest increase occurred Jan. 7 with 19,816 cases. The third-highest increase was 19,530 cases on Jan. 8.
The highest single-day increase in new cases in Volusia County occurred Jan. 3 with 588 cases. The second-highest increase was Jan. 5 with 562 cases. Friday s 493 new cases was the third-highest single-day increase in the county.
Dec 16, 2020 6:16 PM The latest announcement from Governor Ron DeSantis shows that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may finally make it to Volusia & Flagler counties sometime next week. According to a press release, the state expects to receive about 367,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine—the counterpart to the Pfizer vaccine that does not require special refrigeration—but that s if the vaccine gets emergency use authorization from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) sometime soon. Once the doses are received, the state said they will be distributed to 173 hospitals in 43 different counties. Eight of those hospitals include facilities spread throughout both Volusia and Flagler County, such as those operated by AdventHealth and Halifax Health. A full list of local institutions receiving the doses include: AdventHealth Daytona Beach AdventHealth DeLand AdventHealth Fish Memorial (Orange City) AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach AdventHealth Palm Coast Halifax Health