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4,794 new coronavirus infections and 22 deaths reported in Florida Sunday
News-Journal - 4/4/2021
Florida reported 4,794 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday as more than 6 million people in the state have now received at least one dose of a vaccine according to data from the Florida Department of Health.
According to the state information, there were 22 new coronavirus-related fatalities statewide while none were reported Sunday in Volusia and Flagler counties. The statewide death toll stands at 33,674. That total includes 726 in Volusia County and 99 in Flagler County.
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported six new cases of P.1 COVID-19 variant and and one case of B.1.351 in the state — meaning there are more than 2,400 cases caused by COVID variants in Florida.
The News-Journal has sent multiple requests to the state over the past month for an updated list of variant cases by county. During that time, The News-Journal received just one response — on March 24 — which said the request had been received and sent to a team for processing.
The Florida Department of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Administration released the following numbers in their reports. Statewide variant information is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Thursday update. Local variant information is from the local health departments.
Statewide
New deaths: 22
Total deaths: 33,674
New cases: 4,794
Total cases: 2,081,826
Number of B.1.1.7 variant cases: 2,351
Number of P.1. variant cases: 55
Number of B.1.351 variant cases: 16
Total number of hospitalizations: 85,748
Daily positivity rate: 7.02%
Total number of people to receive a vaccine: 6,208,000
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,597,072
Volusia County
New deaths: 0
Total deaths: 726
New cases: 120
Total cases: 38,839
Number of B.1.1.7 variant cases as of March 30: 21
Total number of hospitalizations: 1,971
Current number of hospitalizations: 72
Daily positivity rate: 7.49%
Total number of people to receive a vaccine: 154,510
Number of people fully vaccinated: 97,108
Flagler County
New deaths: 0
Total deaths: 99
New cases: 12
Total cases: 6,763
Number of B.1.1.7 variant cases as of March 30: 9
Number of B.1.429 variant cases as of March 30: 3
Total number of hospitalizations: 365
Current number of hospitalizations: 5
Daily positivity rate: 7.55%
Total number of people to receive a vaccine: 40,608
Number of people fully vaccinated: 25,116
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: 4,794 new coronavirus infections and 22 deaths reported in Florida Sunday
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