By Ryan Yousefi

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

On March 24, the Florida Department of Health reports there were 102,963 COVID-19 tests. Out of those, 7,593 came back positive, and 5,190 were first-time positives.

Tamarac isn’t out of the woods yet. There were 5,557 total positive COVID-19 cases which is an increase of 36 positive cases since March 22. Statewide, there are 2,021,656 positive cases to date.

Since the pandemic began, 84,006 Floridians have been hospitalized due to complications of COVID-19, and 32,850 have died. Of those, 2,609 were residents of Broward County.

Vaccinations

As of March 24, 7,673,776 or 24.56 percent of Floridians have received at least one vaccination dose. Out of these, 13.55-percent are now fully vaccinated.

Broward County has a population of 1.9 million residents as of 2019, and as of March 21, 672,285 doses of the vaccine have been administered, with 222,218 people now fully vaccinated.

Broward County Total Cases

Fort Lauderdale 44,318

Hollywood 39,642

Pompano Beach 19,902

Miramar 13,513

Coral Springs 11,983

Davie 9,133

Sunrise 8,143

Plantation 7,192

Weston 6,471

Deerfield Beach 6,037

Tamarac 5,557

Coconut Creek 5,095

Margate 5,035

Hallandale 4,024

Pembroke Pines 3,940

North Lauderdale 3,438

Oakland Park 2,766

Cooper City 2,251

Parkland 2,361

Dania 1,474

Lauderhill 1,052

Wilton Manors 997

Lauderdale Lakes 891

Southwest Ranches 709

State of Florida

Miami, Dade 250,191
Orlando, Orange 88,178
Jacksonville, Duval 84,827
Tampa, Hillsborough 68,722
Hialeah, Dade 61,053
Fort Lauderdale, Broward 44,318
Hollywood, Broward 39,648
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach 30,948
Kissimmee, Osceola 29,555
Tallahassee, Leon 28,205
Homestead, Dade 26,416
Naples, Collier 25,990
Pensacola, Escambia 25,808
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas 25,279
Fort Myers, Lee 23,144
Bradenton, Manatee 21,741
Boca Raton, Palm Beach 21,519
Ocala, Marion 21,057
Lakeland, Polk 20,829
Pompano Beach, Broward 19,902
Gainesville, Alachua 18,169
Sarasota, Sarasota 16,898
Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie 15,537
Lake Worth, Palm Beach 15,393
Cape Coral, Lee 15,071
Miami Beach, Dade 13,781
Clearwater, Pinellas 13,563
Miramar, Broward 13,513
Boynton Beach, Palm Beach 12,308
Doral, Dade 11,986
Coral Springs, Broward 11,983
Panama City, Bay 11,902
Miami Gardens, Dade 11,507
Saint Augustine, St. Johns 11,031
Melbourne, Brevard 10,345
Winter Haven, Polk 10,031
Delray Beach, Palm Beach 9,540
Lehigh Acres, Lee 9,457
Davie, Broward 9,133
Riverview, Hillsborough 9,014
Vero Beach, Indian River 8,824
Milton, Santa Rosa 8,412
Palm Bay, Brevard 8,323
New Port Richey, Pasco 8,170
Sunrise, Broward 8,143
Fort Pierce, St. Lucie 7,739
Saint Cloud, Osceola 7,606
Coral Gables, Dade 7,598
Largo, Pinellas 7,533
Apopka, Orange 7,381
Daytona Beach, Volusia 7,367
Plantation, Broward 7,192
Spring Hill, Hernando 7,167
Lake City, Columbia 7,050
Orange Park, Clay 6,993
North Miami Beach, Dade 6,985
Clermont, Lake 6,878
Davenport, Polk 6,826
Brandon, Hillsborough 6,746
Jupiter, Palm Beach 6,540
Weston, Broward 6,471
Sanford, Seminole 6,462
Plant City, Hillsborough 6,393
Deltona, Volusia 6,367
Deerfield Beach, Broward 6,037
Winter Garden, Orange 5,901
Tamarac, Broward 5,557
Port Charlotte, Charlotte 5,441
Palm Coast, Flagler 5,400
Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa 5,396
Stuart, Martin 5,186
Crestview, Okaloosa 5,181
Wesley Chapel, Pasco 5,163
Coconut Creek, Broward 5,095
Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach 5,039
Margate, Broward 5,035
Land O Lakes, Pasco 4,927
Winter Park, Orange 4,900
Deland, Volusia 4,890
Palm Harbor, Pinellas 4,828
Palmetto, Manatee 4,803
Oviedo, Seminole 4,776
Wellington, Palm Beach 4,765
Miami Lakes, Dade 4,464
Opa Locka, Dade 4,397
Altamonte Springs, Seminole 4,385
Lutz, Hillsborough 4,346
Port Orange, Volusia 4,277
Middleburg, Clay 4,207
Brooksville, Hernando 4,206
Haines City, Polk 4,182
Valrico, Hillsborough 4,149
Venice, Sarasota 4,124
The Villages, Sumter 4,092
North Port, Sarasota 4,079
Hallandale, Broward 4,052
Live Oak, Suwannee 4,019
Punta Gorda, Charlotte 4,009
Ocoee, Orange 4,009
Pembroke Pines, Broward 4,006
Sebring, Highlands 3,994
Leesburg, Lake 3,993
Saint Johns, St. Johns 3,885
Arcadia, Desoto 3,880
Seminole, Pinellas 3,784
Bonita Springs, Lee 3,762
Ormond Beach, Volusia 3,760
Zephyrhills, Pasco 3,755
Navarre, Santa Rosa 3,642
Okeechobee, Okeechobee 3,621
Pinellas Park, Pinellas 3,498
Windermere, Orange 3,491
North Lauderdale, Broward 3,438
Longwood, Seminole 3,431
North Miami, Dade 3,413
Immokalee, Collier 3,407
Ruskin, Hillsborough 3,363
Cocoa, Brevard 3,333
Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa 3,275
Niceville, Okaloosa 3,236
Cantonment, Escambia 3,119
Panama City Beach, Bay 3,031
Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach 3,026
Key West, Monroe 2,993
Jacksonville Beach, Duval 2,992
Casselberry, Seminole 2,982
Quincy, Gadsden 2,933
Titusville, Brevard 2,892
Crawfordville, Wakulla 2,890
Port Richey, Pasco 2,879
Hudson, Pasco 2,869
Dade City, Pasco 2,854
North Fort Myers, Lee 2,788
Bartow, Polk 2,788
Palatka, Putnam 2,767
Oakland Park, Broward 2,766
Winter Springs, Seminole 2,764
Cutler Ridge, Dade 2,755
Fernandina Beach, Nassau 2,720
Lake Mary, Seminole 2,690
Green Cove Springs, Clay 2,687
Aventura, Dade 2,670
Kissimmee, Polk 2,642
Auburndale, Polk 2,631
Merritt Island, Brevard 2,597
Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns 2,572
Lake Wales, Polk 2,568
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia 2,562
Perry, Taylor 2,522
Tarpon Springs, Pinellas 2,504
Lynn Haven, Bay 2,477
Inverness, Citrus 2,403
Marianna, Jackson 2,391
Belle Glade, Palm Beach 2,387
Parkland, Broward 2,361
Clewiston, Hendry 2,305
Eustis, Lake 2,303
Fleming Island, Clay 2,289
Wimauma, Hillsborough 2,283
Cooper City, Broward 2,268
Santa Rosa Beach, Walton 2,262
Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach 2,256
Dunedin, Pinellas 2,250
Loxahatchee, Palm Beach 2,247
Estero, Lee 2,224
Holiday, Pasco 2,168
Sarasota, Manatee 2,071
Defuniak Springs, Walton 2,066
Rockledge, Brevard 2,059
Key Biscayne, Dade 2,056
Parrish, Manatee 2,055
Chipley, Washington 2,048
Destin, Okaloosa 1,985
Labelle, Hendry 1,980
Odessa, Hillsborough 1,969
Palm City, Martin 1,965
Mount Dora, Lake 1,962
Starke, Bradford 1,958
Riviera Beach, Palm Beach 1,945
Avon Park, Highlands 1,928
Mulberry, Polk 1,903
Seffner, Hillsborough 1,877
Tavares, Lake 1,873
Summerfield, Marion 1,794
Yulee, Nassau 1,784
Groveland, Lake 1,770
Pinecrest, Dade 1,745
Lithia, Hillsborough 1,742
Maitland, Orange 1,700
Orange City, Volusia 1,686
Wauchula, Hardee 1,675
Macclenny, Baker 1,631
Sebastian, Indian River 1,624
Callahan, Nassau 1,596
Palmetto Bay, Dade 1,589
Lady Lake, Lake 1,582
Missing, Dade 1,580
Mayo, Lafayette 1,575
Bonifay, Holmes 1,557
Ponte Vedra, St. Johns 1,554
Coconut Grove, Dade 1,553
Carol City, Dade 1,553
Homosassa, Citrus 1,551
Crystal River, Citrus 1,529
Dania, Broward 1,506
Crossings, Dade 1,483
Lake Placid, Highlands 1,418
Pace, Santa Rosa 1,415
Gibsonton, Hillsborough 1,408
Oldsmar, Pinellas 1,390
Hobe Sound, Martin 1,378
Florida City, Dade 1,375
Sun City Center, Hillsborough 1,373
Lake Butler, Union 1,370
Dover, Hillsborough 1,363
Apollo Beach, Hillsborough 1,362
Atlantic Beach, Duval 1,341
Edgewater, Volusia 1,338
Madison, Madison 1,329
Dunnellon, Marion 1,310
Palm Springs, Palm Beach 1,307
Debary, Volusia 1,299
Biscayne Park, Dade 1,288
Monticello, Jefferson 1,279
Alachua, Alachua 1,263
Belleview, Marion 1,249
Indiantown, Martin 1,240
Graceville, Jackson 1,228
North Palm Beach, Palm Beach 1,211
Lantana, Palm Beach 1,194
Century, Escambia 1,171
South Miami, Dade 1,153
Newberry, Alachua 1,130
Lecanto, Citrus 1,119
Safety Harbor, Pinellas 1,117
Ellenton, Manatee 1,105

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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.