TALLAHASSEE — Florida took a dark step in the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, when it surpassed 18,000 resident deaths from the disease.
The state reported 94 more resident deaths monday, bringing the total to 18,085 since the pandemic hit Florida and the rest of the country this year, according to figures published online through the State Department of Health. 225 non-Florida citizens have been killed by COVID-19 in the state.
Florida, the third most populous state, has the fourth largest death toll in the country, New York, Texas, and California, according to national statistics compiled through Johns Hopkins University. More than 257,000 people have died in the United States.
The state has surpassed 18,000 deaths and continues to see thousands of other people who tested positive for COVID-19 every day, reaching one million cases since the start of the pandemic. On Monday, the Ministry of Health reported 6,331 new cases, bringing the total to 944,745.
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Florida has also noticed a sharp increase in recent weeks in other hospitalized people due to “number one” diagnoses of COVID-19. In mid-afternoon Monday, another 3,758 people were hospitalized with the number one diagnosis of the disease, according to figures from the National Agency for Health Care Administration. It is a building of 145 from Sunday and 515 from 16 November.
As of October 23, the number of others hospitalized with the number one diagnosis of COVID-19 2116, according to daily totals compiled through the Florida News Service.
Florida has added 1,745 resident deaths in the month and 526 since November 16.
The disease poses the greatest danger to the elderly, who have died and been hospitalized at much higher rates than younger people.
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As of Monday, 14,913 of resident deaths, or 82. 5%, occurred among others over the age of 65; however, other people in this age organization accounted for only 14. 8% of all cases.
By comparison, 140 other people under the age of 35 have died, less than 1% of all deaths. Meanwhile, other people in this age organization accounted for 40. 9% of all cases.
As another representation of the history of the elderly, the state reported 7,166 deaths involving citizens and long-term care facilities, the vast majority of whom concerned citizens of retirement homes and service residences. Deceased.
Geographically, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties had the number of deaths, with a total of 7,070, according to the Department of Health, but other areas, such as the Tampa Bay area, have also been greatly affected. Hillborough and Pinellas counties totaled 1,769, deceased.