More than 60,000 Floridians have now died of COVID-19; testing positivity rate drops to its lowest since May 2020

Yet, Florida reported 664 additional deaths from the virus, bringing the overall death toll to 60,334 people. Surpassing 60,000 deaths sets a grim new milestone for Florida. The state is changing the way it reports deaths daily to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, so no daily counts were provided for most of this week.