While Florida COVID Numbers are Still Awful, Only 117 COVID Deaths per Day is Better
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Before the Holiday COVID Surge
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Date: November 26, 2021 03:12PM
Fewer Floridians are hospitalized with the coronavirus compared with last Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving Day 2020, 3,723 Floridians were hospitalized compared with 1,381 this year. It reached as high as 17,295 in August.
While no COVID-19 vaccine was available last year, now 15,318,838 Floridians have had at least one dose. That's 71% of total population, 83.0% of adults, 81.2% of those 12 and older, 74.% of those 5 and older.
However in 2021 overall, Florida also saw many more COVID-19 deaths. In 2020, Florida reported 18,254 COVID-19 deaths with an average of 69 per day. In 2021, Florida has reported 42,893 more deaths with an average of 117 a day for a total of 61,147.