Florida on Saturday morning released data showing that 612 people have died from COVID-19 in Sout Florida, according to the Department of Health. That’s an increase of 28 people who have died in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties from Friday morning.
In Miami-Dade County, the epicenter for the state’s outbreak, 295 people have died and 11,005 have become infected.
Statewide, 1,055 people have died and 30,839 individuals have tested positive so far. About 4,849 people have been treated in hospitals.
The coronavirus death toll in the United States is 51,956, including more than 16,600 victims in the national epicenter, New York City.