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Weekly Update: Florida Coronavirus Cases, Positivity Rate And More For June 11

Here is a summary of the Florida Department of Health’s Weekly Situation Report for June 4-10, 2021.

Each week, the Florida Department of Health will provide updates on the number of coronavirus cases, changes in positivity rate, vaccinations, and other statewide and county-by-county data.

Following is a summary from June 4-10, 2021.

UPDATE: Weekly Situation Report From The Florida Department Of Health

Cases: 2,300,786 new positive cases, an increase of 12,157 from the previous week.

Vaccinations: 10,460,797 Florida residents have been vaccinated, a weekly increase of 183,946. In all, 55% of Florida’s population has received a vaccine.

Positivity Rate: The positivity rate for new cases was 3.4%, down from 3.6% the previous week.

Deaths: A total of 37,265 Florida residents have died from a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, an increase of 40 from the previous week.


ABOUT THE DATA: As of June 4, 2021, the Florida Department of Health no longer offers daily updates on coronavirus data, and instead issues a county-by-county and statewide weekly breakdown on about COVID-19 cases, deaths, and other information. Cases and deaths in the report may have happened days or weeks earlier, according to state officials.

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Carl Lisciandrello is digital news editor of WUSF Public Media.