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The number of people in Florida's hospitals with the coronavirus rose by 870 on Tuesday, bringing the total to 16,832, a new high for the state.

The lastest numbers brings the total number of deaths in the state to 41,123.

The five highest single-day reports of new COVID-19 cases have all come since Aug. 5.

The seven-day rolling average for new cases climbed to 21,375.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation projects COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths will continue to rise this month.

The CDC is now counting cases and deaths on the day they occur as opposed to the day they were reported to the agency.

The state will open clinics to distribute the treatments to relieve pressure on hospital emergency rooms amid the latest surge.

NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Orlando-based epidemiologist Dr. Vincent Hsu about the state's strained health care resources amid a new surge of coronavirus cases. He says it's the worse it's ever been.

Those who end up in a hospital for COVID-19 are more than twice as likely to be hospitalized in the future for additional health problems related to a COVID-19 complication, researchers found.

Wednesday's report of 24,753 new cases topped the previous high of 23,958 recorded on Friday.

The CDC now says 21,500 cases were recorded Saturday, 19,567 Sunday, and 15,319 Monday.