ORLANDO, Fla. – For the past two weeks the Florida Department of Health reported less than 5,000 new coronavirus cases daily and the rate of infection has been under the medically advised percent for the same time period.
The positive outlook continues Monday as the DOH reported 1,885 new cases, bringing the state’s overall total to 623,471 since March.The last time Florida reported a new case count under 2,000 was on June 15.The positivity rate-- the number of people who tested positive for the first time compared to overall tests-- also remained low Monday at 5.52 %.Florida reported the lowest number of new deaths from the virus over the weekend since mid-June.