‘We’re not there yet,’ DeSantis says as Florida reports 136 more people died from COVID-19

Still, Florida’s death rate was about in the middle compared to other states. Florida’s death rate per 100,000 people was 23.4, according to COVID Data Tracker from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The death rate is much higher in New York City with 278.7 deaths for 100,000. California has had 19.4 deaths per 100,000, and Texas has had 13.8 deaths.