ORLANDO, Fla. – With the month of July almost in the rear-view mirror, Florida prepares to begin a new school year and conduct a presidential primary election during the ongoing pandemic.With a new month ahead, Florida reported 9,007 new cases on Friday, bringing the state’s overall total of COVID-19 cases to 470,386 since March 1.
For the past six days, the state has reported under 10,000 new cases. The current positivity rate for those who tested positive for the first time is 10.57%.
Health officials say the positivity rate should be below 10% or ideally 5% to show the case number is declining.While reporting of coronavirus deaths are delayed by days and sometimes weeks, Florida reported hundreds of new deaths this week.