COVID-19 Deaths

Nearly 20 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in Florida during the pandemic were reported in the last 30 days.

Florida experienced about as many COVID-19 deaths during the month of August as it did in the 165 days — nearly six months — leading up to it, according to epidemiologist Jason Salemi.

Hospitalizations statewide dropped again, after showing a slight uptick on Monday for the first time in a month.

Federal statistics show 9,187 Floridians are hospitalized with COVID-19 — the first increase after 30 days of steady declines.

Federal statistics show 9,393 Floridians are hospitalized with COVID-19 — a level not seen since July 29.

The weekly death record came as Florida reported more than 51,000 people have died from COVID-19, with more than 10,000 of these lives lost in the last month alone.

Despite a wide variety of challenges from job loss to distrust of the establishment, the success the Hispanic community has seen could help other communities tackle vaccine hesitancy.

Records now show the state actually crossed the 50,000 death threshold on Sept. 5, but the count didn't reflect that until Sept. 16 due to delays in processing the information.

A report by AARP shows Florida tied for the highest death rate in the nation with 237 Florida nursing-home residents dying of COVID-19 during a four-week period that ended Aug. 22.

They dipped below 11,000 on Tuesday, the first time it has been at that mark since Aug. 2.

The coronavirus pandemic and vaccine rollout have magnified inequities in Florida’s health care system, advocates say.

The state reports 11,547 people with the coronavirus being treated in the state's hospitals on Monday.