By Ryan Yousefi

Every other day we’re providing the latest update on positive COVID-19 testing and vaccine data.

On March 21, the Florida Department of Health reports there were 52,893 COVID-19 tests. Out of those, 4,817 came back positive, and 2,979 were first-time positives.

Tamarac isn’t out of the woods yet. There were 5,528 total positive COVID-19 cases which is an increase of 35 positive cases since March 19. Statewide, there are 2,011,211 positive cases to date.

Since the pandemic began, 83,509 Floridians have been hospitalized due to complications of COVID-19, and 32,779 have died. Of those, 2,597 were residents of Broward County.

Vaccinations

As of March 21, 7,475,170 or 23.85 percent of Floridians have received at least one vaccination dose. Out of these, 13.17-percent are now fully vaccinated.

Broward County has a population of 1.9 million residents as of 2019, and as of March 21, 651,758 doses of the vaccine have been administered, with 232,344 people now fully vaccinated.

Broward County Total Cases

Fort Lauderdale 44,106

Hollywood 39,434

Pompano Beach 19,801

Miramar 13,448

Coral Springs 11,877

Davie 9,068

Sunrise 8,076

Plantation 7,132

Weston 6,426

Deerfield Beach 6,008

Tamarac 5,528

Coconut Creek 5,015

Margate 4,992

Hallandale 4,024

Pembroke Pines 3,940

North Lauderdale 3,417

Oakland Park 2,794

Cooper City 2,251

Parkland 2,342

Dania 1,474

Lauderhill 1,042

Wilton Manors 990

Lauderdale Lakes 891

Southwest Ranches 704

State of Florida
Miami, Dade 248,884
Orlando, Orange 87,631
Jacksonville, Duval 84,605
Tampa, Hillsborough 68,302
Hialeah, Dade 60,762
Fort Lauderdale, Broward 44,106
Hollywood, Broward 39,434
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach 30,805
Kissimmee, Osceola 29,363
Tallahassee, Leon 28,111
Homestead, Dade 26,253
Naples, Collier 25,843
Pensacola, Escambia 25,759
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas 25,174
Fort Myers, Lee 23,015
Bradenton, Manatee 21,611
Boca Raton, Palm Beach 21,374
Ocala, Marion 20,998
Lakeland, Polk 20,733
Pompano Beach, Broward 19,801
Gainesville, Alachua 18,120
Sarasota, Sarasota 16,793
Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie 15,423
Lake Worth, Palm Beach 15,310
Cape Coral, Lee 14,982
Miami Beach, Dade 13,663
Clearwater, Pinellas 13,507
Miramar, Broward 13,448
Boynton Beach, Palm Beach 12,230
Doral, Dade 11,899
Coral Springs, Broward 11,877
Panama City, Bay 11,873
Miami Gardens, Dade 11,426
Saint Augustine, St. Johns 10,971
Melbourne, Brevard 10,287
Winter Haven, Polk 9,997
Delray Beach, Palm Beach 9,501
Lehigh Acres, Lee 9,383
Davie, Broward 9,068
Riverview, Hillsborough 8,968
Vero Beach, Indian River 8,773
Milton, Santa Rosa 8,386
Palm Bay, Brevard 8,265
New Port Richey, Pasco 8,104
Sunrise, Broward 8,076
Fort Pierce, St. Lucie 7,720
Saint Cloud, Osceola 7,562
Coral Gables, Dade 7,550
Largo, Pinellas 7,497
Apopka, Orange 7,344
Daytona Beach, Volusia 7,306
Plantation, Broward 7,132
Spring Hill, Hernando 7,128
Lake City, Columbia 7,039
Orange Park, Clay 6,979
North Miami Beach, Dade 6,929
Clermont, Lake 6,828
Davenport, Polk 6,766
Brandon, Hillsborough 6,698
Jupiter, Palm Beach 6,496
Weston, Broward 6,426
Sanford, Seminole 6,416
Plant City, Hillsborough 6,356
Deltona, Volusia 6,326
Deerfield Beach, Broward 6,008
Winter Garden, Orange 5,866
Tamarac, Broward 5,528
Port Charlotte, Charlotte 5,414
Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa 5,388
Palm Coast, Flagler 5,344
Crestview, Okaloosa 5,172
Stuart, Martin 5,162
Wesley Chapel, Pasco 5,134
Coconut Creek, Broward 5,051
Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach 5,002
Margate, Broward 4,992
Land O Lakes, Pasco 4,904
Winter Park, Orange 4,874
Deland, Volusia 4,855
Palm Harbor, Pinellas 4,806
Palmetto, Manatee 4,772
Oviedo, Seminole 4,734
Wellington, Palm Beach 4,722
Miami Lakes, Dade 4,445
Opa Locka, Dade 4,389
Altamonte Springs, Seminole 4,361
Lutz, Hillsborough 4,299
Port Orange, Volusia 4,241
Middleburg, Clay 4,193
Brooksville, Hernando 4,180
Haines City, Polk 4,164
Valrico, Hillsborough 4,133
Venice, Sarasota 4,099
North Port, Sarasota 4,059
The Villages, Sumter 4,040
Hallandale, Broward 4,024
Live Oak, Suwannee 4,017
Ocoee, Orange 3,983
Punta Gorda, Charlotte 3,982
Pembroke Pines, Broward 3,978
Leesburg, Lake 3,977
Sebring, Highlands 3,971
Saint Johns, St. Johns 3,875
Arcadia, Desoto 3,858
Seminole, Pinellas 3,762
Bonita Springs, Lee 3,738
Zephyrhills, Pasco 3,733
Ormond Beach, Volusia 3,724
Navarre, Santa Rosa 3,631
Okeechobee, Okeechobee 3,610
Pinellas Park, Pinellas 3,483
Windermere, Orange 3,462
North Lauderdale, Broward 3,417
Longwood, Seminole 3,413
North Miami, Dade 3,392
Immokalee, Collier 3,390
Ruskin, Hillsborough 3,342
Cocoa, Brevard 3,309
Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa 3,267
Niceville, Okaloosa 3,223
Cantonment, Escambia 3,117
Panama City Beach, Bay 3,030
Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach 3,017
Jacksonville Beach, Duval 2,987
Key West, Monroe 2,980
Casselberry, Seminole 2,953
Quincy, Gadsden 2,933
Crawfordville, Wakulla 2,881
Hudson, Pasco 2,858
Port Richey, Pasco 2,857
Titusville, Brevard 2,855
Dade City, Pasco 2,846
Bartow, Polk 2,779
North Fort Myers, Lee 2,770
Palatka, Putnam 2,759
Cutler Ridge, Dade 2,754
Oakland Park, Broward 2,753
Winter Springs, Seminole 2,743
Fernandina Beach, Nassau 2,715
Green Cove Springs, Clay 2,680
Lake Mary, Seminole 2,676
Aventura, Dade 2,650
Kissimmee, Polk 2,632
Auburndale, Polk 2,616
Merritt Island, Brevard 2,580
Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns 2,565
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia 2,552
Lake Wales, Polk 2,551
Perry, Taylor 2,519
Tarpon Springs, Pinellas 2,491
Lynn Haven, Bay 2,469
Inverness, Citrus 2,394
Marianna, Jackson 2,385
Belle Glade, Palm Beach 2,383
Parkland, Broward 2,342
Clewiston, Hendry 2,303
Eustis, Lake 2,286
Fleming Island, Clay 2,283
Wimauma, Hillsborough 2,268
Santa Rosa Beach, Walton 2,260
Cooper City, Broward 2,251
Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach 2,247
Dunedin, Pinellas 2,246
Loxahatchee, Palm Beach 2,224
Estero, Lee 2,209
Holiday, Pasco 2,150
Defuniak Springs, Walton 2,062
Sarasota, Manatee 2,055
Key Biscayne, Dade 2,051
Rockledge, Brevard 2,044
Chipley, Washington 2,044
Parrish, Manatee 2,038
Destin, Okaloosa 1,983
Labelle, Hendry 1,968
Palm City, Martin 1,959
Starke, Bradford 1,956
Odessa, Hillsborough 1,954
Mount Dora, Lake 1,947
Riviera Beach, Palm Beach 1,932
Avon Park, Highlands 1,924
Mulberry, Polk 1,897
Seffner, Hillsborough 1,868
Tavares, Lake 1,862
Summerfield, Marion 1,789
Yulee, Nassau 1,780
Groveland, Lake 1,757
Lithia, Hillsborough 1,738
Pinecrest, Dade 1,738
Maitland, Orange 1,686
Wauchula, Hardee 1,672
Orange City, Volusia 1,672
Macclenny, Baker 1,627
Sebastian, Indian River 1,618
Callahan, Nassau 1,593
Palmetto Bay, Dade 1,579
Lady Lake, Lake 1,578
Missing, Dade 1,577
Mayo, Lafayette 1,575
Bonifay, Holmes 1,555
Coconut Grove, Dade 1,553
Carol City, Dade 1,553
Homosassa, Citrus 1,550
Ponte Vedra, St. Johns 1,550
Crystal River, Citrus 1,524
Dania, Broward 1,490
Crossings, Dade 1,482
Pace, Santa Rosa 1,409
Lake Placid, Highlands 1,408
Gibsonton, Hillsborough 1,401
Oldsmar, Pinellas 1,383
Hobe Sound, Martin 1,375
Florida City, Dade 1,373
Sun City Center, Hillsborough 1,369
Lake Butler, Union 1,368
Dover, Hillsborough 1,355
Apollo Beach, Hillsborough 1,346
Atlantic Beach, Duval 1,337
Madison, Madison 1,329
Edgewater, Volusia 1,318
Dunnellon, Marion 1,306
Palm Springs, Palm Beach 1,299
Debary, Volusia 1,291
Biscayne Park, Dade 1,285
Monticello, Jefferson 1,276
Alachua, Alachua 1,263
Belleview, Marion 1,243
Indiantown, Martin 1,240
Graceville, Jackson 1,227
North Palm Beach, Palm Beach 1,206
Lantana, Palm Beach 1,190
Century, Escambia 1,171
South Miami, Dade 1,150
Newberry, Alachua 1,128
Lecanto, Citrus 1,119
Safety Harbor, Pinellas 1,102

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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.