Florida Covid Cases More Than Doubled From Christmas To New Years

And vaccinations dropped by 42% during the same period. 

The state government is touting this news as proof of its status as a 'bastion of freedom.' JL

Garrett Phillips reports in CBS:

Cases of COVID-19 in Florida have more than doubled over the past week. The total number of cases increased by 170,269 cases, an increase of over 130 percent from the week prior. New case positivity rates also increased from 13.9 percent to a total of 26.5 percent. Vaccinations have dropped over the same period. After three straight weeks of administering over 500,000 doses, vaccinations over the holiday period fell 42 percent

 Cases of COVID-19 in Florida have more than doubled over the past week.

The latest data from the Florida Department of Health show the state experienced 298,455 new cases during the week beginning on Christmas Eve.

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Florida now has a total of 4.2 million cases statewide, include 62,480 deaths.

The huge spike in cases corresponds with the Christmas and New Year's holidays as well as the rise of the omicron variant.

New cases in the state of Florida over the past 4 weeks, according to a report released by the Florida Department of Health on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Florida Department of Health)

The total number of cases increased by 170,269 cases, an increase of over 130 percent from the week prior.

New case positivity rates also increased from 13.9 percent to a total of 26.5 percent.

New case positivity percentage in the state of Florida over the past 4 weeks, according to a report released by the Florida Department of Health on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Florida Department of Health)

County by county data:

Palm Beach County

• Total cases: 268,242
• Previous week new case positivity percent: 30.6
• Percent 5+ vaccinated: 74

Martin County

• Total cases: 22,335
• Previous week new case positivity percent: 23.4
• Percent 5+ vaccinated: 68

St. Lucie County

• Total cases: 52,135
• Previous week new case positivity percent: 29.0
• Percent 5+ vaccinated: 68

Indian River County

• Total cases: 23,344
• Previous week new case positivity percent: 18.6
• Percent 5+ vaccinated: 74

Okeechobee County

• Total cases: 7,685
• Previous week new case positivity percent: 25.1
• Percent 5+ vaccinated: 49

Vaccinations have dropped over the same period. After three straight weeks of administering over 500,000 doses, vaccinations over the holiday period fell over 42 percent to 326, 728.

New vaccination dose percentage in the state of Florida over the past 4 weeks, according to a report released by the Florida Department of Health on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Florida Department of Health)

The current number of vaccinated Florida residents sits at 14,868,902.