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COVID in Florida, 2026: nearly 80,000 cases and 470 deaths, state health data shows

All South Florida

Health & Medical

COVID in Florida, 2026: nearly 80,000 cases and 470 deaths, state health data shows

Florida Department of Health data as of Oct. 13 puts 2026 cases at 79,438 with 470 deaths; Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach lead the county counts.

Oct 14, 2026

Florida's Vibrio cases hit 25 with five deaths — including Broward and Palm Beach; stay out of floodwater with open wounds

Broward · Palm Beach

Health & Medical

Florida's Vibrio cases hit 25 with five deaths — including Broward and Palm Beach; stay out of floodwater with open wounds

Florida's health department logged 25 Vibrio vulnificus infections and five deaths in 2026 through Oct. 1 — with fatalities in Broward and Palm Beach counties — as post-storm cleanup raises wound-exposure risk.

Oct 11, 2026