Average deaths per week rises as Florida reports 112 coronavirus fatalities

[Zorro]

Source: Tampa Bay Times

The state also recorded a record number of hospitalizations in one day with 453 residents admitted.

One day after Florida reported a record number of coronavirus deaths, another 100 deaths were reported from the disease Wednesday.

The Florida Department of Health announced 112 coronavirus deaths, bringing total deaths from the pandemic in the state to 4,626 people. The weekly death average rose from about 82 people per day to about 91.

There was a record increase in hospitalizations reported Wednesday with 458 new admissions. The previous high was 437 admissions, on Friday. Since March, there have been 19,659 hospitalizations because of the virus.

New cases of coronavirus went up by 10,181 Wednesday, bringing the total to 301,810 since March. The number of people testing positive for the virus in Wednesday’s report was 14 percent and the average weekly figure was about 19 percent.

Read more: https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/07/15/average-deaths-per-week-rises-as-florida-reports-112-coronavirus-fatalities/

[TomCADem]

1. Thought The White House Was Doing a Victory Lap on Death Rate

...even though deaths are a lagging indicator.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Their 'victory laps' aren't reality-based

like so much else with them. Lies and misdirection come naturally to them.

[soryang]

2. Florida's police and public employees in my community don't wear masks

Our sheriff publicly complained there is a "shortage of masks."

[Roland99]

4. Actually 122 deaths and 7-day trend of 92

Have to include the technically "non-residents", too. FL separates those and people often miss that. Including, apparently, the Tampa Bay Times.

[Javaman]

5. Yay... And Disney world just fully opened for business...

It’s like that entire state just because a unified “Florida man”.

As a normal person viewing this from and equally dysfunctional state (Texas); it’s almost as if the red states are purposely trying to kill themselves

[Skittles]

6. this cannot be....Florida man insists everything is fine

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/07/15/anthony-sabatini-florida-is-doing-fine-keilar-sot-nr-vpx.cnn