COVID-19 in Florida: 17,854 new cases reported, an increase of 31% from previous day

There are also fewer patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Florida, down to 12,651 as of Friday, a 3% decrease from the previous day. Those cases account for 22% of the available beds, with 83% of the state’s beds in use overall. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday also show that 2,954 ICU beds in the state were given to COVID-19 patients, down 4.5% from the previous day and accounting for about 45%, of the total ICU beds.