The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 1,338 additional COVID-19 deaths in Florida.
That's the highest number of deaths reported in a single day.
Though the deaths were reported on Thursday, they may have happened in previous days or weeks.
The state also reported 21,723 new coronavirus cases — and the number people being treated in intensive care for COVID-19 patients increased for the first time in two days to 3,385.
However, overall hospitalizations from COVID-19 continued to decline. They dropped by 228 patients on Thursday to There was some good news when it comes to hospitalizations for COVID-19: overall they have declined by 228 patients to 14,949.
