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COVID-19 cases across Florida more than doubled over the course of a week, according to data released by the Florida Department of Health on Friday. From Dec.10 to Dec.16, Florida had 29,568 COVID-19 cases and 134.6 cases per 100,000; the week prior, Florida had 13,530 COVID-19 cases and 61.6 cases per 100,000. This makes for an increase 16,038 in COVID-19 cases and 73 cases per 100,000 in the span of one week. The increase in the new case positivity rate saw parallel increases: from Dec.10 to Dec.16, Florida had a case positivity rate of 5.4%, up 2.8% from the previous week. The increase in cases coincides with wastewater sampling in Orange County that found the highly-contagious omicron variant of the novel coronavirus that has swept other parts of the globe to be the main strain of COVID-19 found in the county’s sewage samples. Despite the increase in cases and concerns about omicron, COVID-19 related deaths in Florida decreased, according to FDOH data.
