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By Ryan Yousefi

With COVID-19 cases spiking all around the state, Tamarac Talk continues to provide updates from the Florida Department of Health.

Unfortunately, fall has brought with it some bad news; COVID-19 cases are setting record highs all around the country. The data in Broward County is trending upward towards the numbers Floridians grew accustomed to seeing during the first wave of infections.

According to the Florida Department of Health, as of December 8, there have been 2,931 positive COVID-19 cases in Tamarac. That’s an increase of 50 positive cases since we last updated readers on the data on December 7.

Statewide in Florida, there have been 1,083,362 positive COVID-19 cases to date. Florida is one of only three states in the U.S. to have recorded over one million COVID-19 cases.

There were 124,246 COVID-19 tests conducted in Florida on December 8, with 13,452 coming back positive. Of those positive cases, 9,442 were Floridians testing positive for the first time.

Over the last two weeks, positive test rates have remained steady, ranging from 8.42-percent on November 25 to 10.83-percent on December 8.

The average age of a resident to contract COVID-19 in Broward County on December 8 was 40-years-old. For weeks, the average age of a person contracting COVID-19 in Florida has hovered at or around 40-years-old.

Since the pandemic began, there have been 19,462 deaths to date in Florida due to COVID-19, with a total of 57,210 patients hospitalized due to the virus.

Below are cases sorted by Broward County cities:

Fort Lauderdale 26,519

Hollywood 22,370

Pompano Beach 12,373

Miramar 7,352

Coral Springs 5,869

Sunrise 4,361

Davie 4,684

Plantation 3,499

Deerfield Beach 3,362

Weston 3,461

Tamarac 2,931

Margate 2,499

Coconut Creek 2,506

Hallandale 2,250

North Lauderdale 1,924

Oakland Park 1,621

Pembroke Pines 1,918

Cooper City 1,111

Parkland 1,041

Dania 816

Lauderdale Lakes 510

Lauderhill 528

Wilton Manors 531

Southwest Ranches 389

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Ryan Yousefi

Ryan Yousefi has lived in Coral Springs for over 30 years. He has worked as a writer for multiples outlets over the years, including the Miami New Times where he has covered sports and culture since 2013. He holds a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in Business Healthcare Management from Western Governors University.