By Ryan Yousefi
Data released by the Florida Department of Health on March 3 report COVID-19 cases, 95,123 tests were conducted. Out of those, 6,835 came back positive. Of the positive test results, 5,555 were those finding out they had tested positive for the first time.
Florida has fully vaccinated 8.37-percent of its population. Broward County has a population of 1,9 million residents as of 2019 and 418,185 doses of the vaccine have been administered, and 152,758 people are now fully vaccinated.
In COVID-19 cases, 95,123 tests were conducted on March 3. Out of those, 6,835 came back positive. Of the positive test results, 5,555 were those finding out they had tested positive for the first time.
Not only has testing and cases declined compared to previous weeks, but the positivity rate has also declined to 6.74-percent, a steady decrease compared to the numbers reported last week and months prior in the peak of the pandemic.
Tamarac has reported 5,239 total positive COVID-19 cases.
Statewide in Florida, there have been 1,924,114 positive cases to date. The average age to contract COVID-19 in Broward County on March 3 was 39-years-old, slightly younger than usual. For months, the average Floridian to test positive has hovered between 39 and 42-years-old.
Since the pandemic began, 80,024 Floridians have been hospitalized due to complications of COVID-19, and 31,267 have died. Of the total deaths, 2,422 were from Broward County.
Vaccinations
On March 3, 4,808,125 or 14.97 percent of Floridians have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination.
Florida has fully vaccinated 8.37-percent of its population. Broward County has a population of 1,9 million residents as of 2019 and 418,185 doses of the vaccine have been administered, with 152,758 people now fully vaccinated.
Broward County Total Cases
Fort Lauderdale 41,857
Hollywood 37,318
Pompano Beach 18,856
Miramar 12,709
Coral Springs 11,108
Davie 8,452
Sunrise 7,621
Plantation 6,890
Weston 6,077
Deerfield Beach 5,562
Tamarac 5,239
Coconut Creek 4,766
Margate 4,672
Hallandale 3,745
Pembroke Pines 3,753
North Lauderdale 3,233
Oakland Park 2,620
Cooper City 2,672
Parkland 2,177
Dania 1,381
Lauderhill 973
Wilton Manors 924
Lauderdale Lakes 825
Southwest Ranches 652
State of Florida
Miami, Dade 237,277
Orlando, Orange 83,968
Jacksonville, Duval 82,433
Tampa, Hillsborough 65,086
Hialeah, Dade 57,935
Fort Lauderdale, Broward 41,857
Hollywood, Broward 37,318
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach 29,306
Kissimmee, Osceola 28,141
Tallahassee, Leon 27,475
Pensacola, Escambia 25,255
Naples, Collier 24,826
Homestead, Dade 24,819
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas 23,997
Fort Myers, Lee 22,087
Bradenton, Manatee 20,530
Ocala, Marion 20,438
Boca Raton, Palm Beach 20,087
Lakeland, Polk 19,907
Pompano Beach, Broward 18,856
Gainesville, Alachua 17,673
Sarasota, Sarasota 16,008
Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie 14,618
Lake Worth, Palm Beach 14,569
Cape Coral, Lee 14,268
Clearwater, Pinellas 12,907
Miami Beach, Dade 12,787
Miramar, Broward 12,709
Boynton Beach, Palm Beach 11,571
Panama City, Bay 11,517
Doral, Dade 11,271
Coral Springs, Broward 11,108
Miami Gardens, Dade 10,829
Saint Augustine, St. Johns 10,697
Melbourne, Brevard 9,818
Winter Haven, Polk 9,627
Delray Beach, Palm Beach 9,026
Lehigh Acres, Lee 8,813
Riverview, Hillsborough 8,463
Vero Beach, Indian River 8,463
Davie, Broward 8,452
Milton, Santa Rosa 8,235
Palm Bay, Brevard 7,768
New Port Richey, Pasco 7,695
Sunrise, Broward 7,621
Fort Pierce, St. Lucie 7,411
Coral Gables, Dade 7,240
Saint Cloud, Osceola 7,191
Largo, Pinellas 7,161
Daytona Beach, Volusia 7,019
Lake City, Columbia 6,980
Apopka, Orange 6,949
Orange Park, Clay 6,844
Spring Hill, Hernando 6,771
Plantation, Broward 6,619
North Miami Beach, Dade 6,530
Clermont, Lake 6,504
Davenport, Polk 6,442
Brandon, Hillsborough 6,342
Jupiter, Palm Beach 6,129
Weston, Broward 6,077
Sanford, Seminole 6,030
Plant City, Hillsborough 6,026
Deltona, Volusia 5,941
Deerfield Beach, Broward 5,652
Winter Garden, Orange 5,567
Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa 5,265
Tamarac, Broward 5,239
Port Charlotte, Charlotte 5,200
Crestview, Okaloosa 5,032
Palm Coast, Flagler 5,022
Stuart, Martin 4,971
Wesley Chapel, Pasco 4,873
Coconut Creek, Broward 4,766
Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach 4,735
Land O Lakes, Pasco 4,716
Margate, Broward 4,672
Winter Park, Orange 4,604
Deland, Volusia 4,602
Palmetto, Manatee 4,599
Palm Harbor, Pinellas 4,569
Wellington, Palm Beach 4,478
Oviedo, Seminole 4,467
Miami Lakes, Dade 4,326
Opa Locka, Dade 4,208
Altamonte Springs, Seminole 4,171
Middleburg, Clay 4,082
Lutz, Hillsborough 4,058
Port Orange, Volusia 4,025
Haines City, Polk 4,019
Live Oak, Suwannee 3,970
Brooksville, Hernando 3,957
Venice, Sarasota 3,911
North Port, Sarasota 3,905
Valrico, Hillsborough 3,904
Sebring, Highlands 3,861
Ocoee, Orange 3,856
Punta Gorda, Charlotte 3,854
The Villages, Sumter 3,846
Leesburg, Lake 3,843
Hallandale, Broward 3,823
Saint Johns, St. Johns 3,720
Arcadia, Desoto 3,711
Pembroke Pines, Broward 3,701
Bonita Springs, Lee 3,588
Seminole, Pinellas 3,572
Ormond Beach, Volusia 3,565
Navarre, Santa Rosa 3,528
Okeechobee, Okeechobee 3,526
Zephyrhills, Pasco 3,518
Windermere, Orange 3,305
Pinellas Park, Pinellas 3,296
Immokalee, Collier 3,278
Longwood, Seminole 3,257
North Lauderdale, Broward 3,233
Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa 3,212
North Miami, Dade 3,175
Ruskin, Hillsborough 3,169
Cocoa, Brevard 3,133
Niceville, Okaloosa 3,130
Cantonment, Escambia 3,057
Panama City Beach, Bay 2,941
Quincy, Gadsden 2,903
Jacksonville Beach, Duval 2,903
Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach 2,875
Key West, Monroe 2,858
Crawfordville, Wakulla 2,843
Casselberry, Seminole 2,791
Cutler Ridge, Dade 2,753
Hudson, Pasco 2,749
Dade City, Pasco 2,736
Port Richey, Pasco 2,724
Bartow, Polk 2,714
Palatka, Putnam 2,712
Fernandina Beach, Nassau 2,664
Titusville, Brevard 2,647
North Fort Myers, Lee 2,638
Oakland Park, Broward 2,620
Green Cove Springs, Clay 2,610
Lake Mary, Seminole 2,552
Winter Springs, Seminole 2,525
Kissimmee, Polk 2,517
Auburndale, Polk 2,507
Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns 2,487
Perry, Taylor 2,481
Aventura, Dade 2,462
Merritt Island, Brevard 2,435
Lake Wales, Polk 2,434
Lynn Haven, Bay 2,406
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia 2,377
Tarpon Springs, Pinellas 2,371
Marianna, Jackson 2,352
Inverness, Citrus 2,321
Belle Glade, Palm Beach 2,286
Clewiston, Hendry 2,272
Fleming Island, Clay 2,223
Eustis, Lake 2,202
Santa Rosa Beach, Walton 2,189
Parkland, Broward 2,177
Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach 2,154
Cooper City, Broward 2,151
Wimauma, Hillsborough 2,148
Dunedin, Pinellas 2,142
Estero, Lee 2,115
Loxahatchee, Palm Beach 2,091
Holiday, Pasco 2,040
Defuniak Springs, Walton 2,031
Chipley, Washington 2,031
Sarasota, Manatee 1,950
Rockledge, Brevard 1,946
Key Biscayne, Dade 1,935
Destin, Okaloosa 1,927
Starke, Bradford 1,916
Parrish, Manatee 1,913
Labelle, Hendry 1,909
Mount Dora, Lake 1,876
Palm City, Martin 1,866
Odessa, Hillsborough 1,860
Avon Park, Highlands 1,860
Mulberry, Polk 1,839
Riviera Beach, Palm Beach 1,815
Tavares, Lake 1,808
Seffner, Hillsborough 1,756
Summerfield, Marion 1,742
Yulee, Nassau 1,738
Groveland, Lake 1,670
Missing, Dade 1,638
Pinecrest, Dade 1,631
Wauchula, Hardee 1,628
Macclenny, Baker 1,614
Maitland, Orange 1,588
Lithia, Hillsborough 1,586
Mayo, Lafayette 1,563
Sebastian, Indian River 1,559
Orange City, Volusia 1,556
Callahan, Nassau 1,547
Bonifay, Holmes 1,547
Coconut Grove, Dade 1,542
Carol City, Dade 1,511
Ponte Vedra, St. Johns 1,509
Homosassa, Citrus 1,493
Palmetto Bay, Dade 1,492
Lady Lake, Lake 1,483
Crossings, Dade 1,475
Crystal River, Citrus 1,461
Dania, Broward 1,398
Pace, Santa Rosa 1,367
Lake Placid, Highlands 1,357
Lake Butler, Union 1,347
Gibsonton, Hillsborough 1,327
Madison, Madison 1,315
Oldsmar, Pinellas 1,313
Florida City, Dade 1,309
Sun City Center, Hillsborough 1,307
Atlantic Beach, Duval 1,300
Dover, Hillsborough 1,300
Hobe Sound, Martin 1,281
Monticello, Jefferson 1,267
Biscayne Park, Dade 1,267
Dunnellon, Marion 1,259
Apollo Beach, Hillsborough 1,244
Edgewater, Volusia 1,239
Palm Springs, Palm Beach 1,238
Alachua, Alachua 1,230
Indiantown, Martin 1,220
Graceville, Jackson 1,213
Debary, Volusia 1,204
Belleview, Marion 1,197
North Palm Beach, Palm Beach 1,160
Century, Escambia 1,157
Lantana, Palm Beach 1,139
Newberry, Alachua 1,116
South Miami, Dade 1,110
Lecanto, Citrus 1,091
Havana, Gadsden 1,070
El Portal, Dade 1,056
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