COVID-19 update: New weekly case count rising, but fewer people are hospitalized now with COVID

The positivity rate in Florida jumped from just four weeks ago. For the week ending April 7, the rate was 3.8% compared with 1.9% on March 11. It is still below the 5% rate considered worrisome. In South Florida, the positivity rates are 3.3% in Broward, 3.5% in Miami-Dade and 6% in Palm Beach.