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Age Eligibility Has Been Expanded At Florida COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

By Ryan Yousefi

Data released by the Florida Department of Health on March 14 reports 50,806 COVID-19 tests conducted. Out of those, 4,960 came back positive. Of those, 2,872 were first-time positives.

There were 11,622 total positive COVID-19 cases in Coral Springs — an increase of 144 positive cases since March 10.

Statewide, there are 1,979,634 positive Covid-19 cases to date. The average age to contract the virus in Broward County on March 14 was 37-years-old. For months, the average Floridian to test positive has hovered between 39 and 42-years-old.

Since the pandemic began, 82,307 Floridians have been hospitalized due to complications of COVID-19, and 32,348 have died. Of the total deaths, 2,549 were from Broward County.

Vaccinations

As of March 14, 6,527,552 or 20.41 percent of Floridians have received at least one vaccination dose. Out of these, 11.28-percent are now fully vaccinated.

Broward County has a population of 1.9 million residents as of 2019, and as of March 14, 568,495 doses of the vaccine have been administered, with 199,626 people now fully vaccinated.

Broward County Total Cases

Fort Lauderdale 43,265

Hollywood 38,669

Pompano Beach 19,449

Miramar 13,182

Coral Springs 11,622

Davie 8,829

Sunrise 7,935

Plantation 6,945

Weston 6,287

Deerfield Beach 5,883

Tamarac 5,424

Coconut Creek 4,953

Margate 4,870

Hallandale 3,963

Pembroke Pines 3,833

North Lauderdale 3,343

Oakland Park 2,690

Cooper City 2,713

Parkland 2,290

Dania 1,381

Lauderhill 986

Wilton Manors 964

Lauderdale Lakes 855

Southwest Ranches 684

State of Florida

Miami, Dade 244,546
Orlando, Orange 86,169
Jacksonville, Duval 83,834
Tampa, Hillsborough 67,076
Hialeah, Dade 59,779
Fort Lauderdale, Broward 43,265
Hollywood, Broward 38,669
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach 30,318
Kissimmee, Osceola 28,921
Tallahassee, Leon 27,921
Homestead, Dade 25,717
Pensacola, Escambia 25,640
Naples, Collier 25,447
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas 24,737
Fort Myers, Lee 22,681
Bradenton, Manatee 21,221
Boca Raton, Palm Beach 20,941
Ocala, Marion 20,845
Lakeland, Polk 20,419
Pompano Beach, Broward 19,449
Gainesville, Alachua 17,945
Sarasota, Sarasota 16,490
Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie 15,190
Lake Worth, Palm Beach 15,055
Cape Coral, Lee 14,718
Miami Beach, Dade 13,291
Clearwater, Pinellas 13,290
Miramar, Broward 13,182
Boynton Beach, Palm Beach 11,993
Panama City, Bay 11,731
Doral, Dade 11,669
Coral Springs, Broward 11,622
Miami Gardens, Dade 11,227
Saint Augustine, St. Johns 10,885
Melbourne, Brevard 10,123
Winter Haven, Polk 9,880
Delray Beach, Palm Beach 9,336
Lehigh Acres, Lee 9,137
Davie, Broward 8,829
Riverview, Hillsborough 8,743
Vero Beach, Indian River 8,659
Milton, Santa Rosa 8,325
Palm Bay, Brevard 8,096
New Port Richey, Pasco 7,958
Sunrise, Broward 7,935
Fort Pierce, St. Lucie 7,643
Saint Cloud, Osceola 7,430
Coral Gables, Dade 7,428
Largo, Pinellas 7,372
Apopka, Orange 7,196
Daytona Beach, Volusia 7,165
Spring Hill, Hernando 7,023
Lake City, Columbia 7,010
Plantation, Broward 6,945
Orange Park, Clay 6,921
North Miami Beach, Dade 6,790
Clermont, Lake 6,733
Davenport, Polk 6,648
Brandon, Hillsborough 6,562
Jupiter, Palm Beach 6,378
Weston, Broward 6,287
Sanford, Seminole 6,264
Plant City, Hillsborough 6,242
Deltona, Volusia 6,176
Deerfield Beach, Broward 5,883
Winter Garden, Orange 5,750
Tamarac, Broward 5,424
Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa 5,366
Port Charlotte, Charlotte 5,325
Palm Coast, Flagler 5,217
Crestview, Okaloosa 5,126
Stuart, Martin 5,099
Wesley Chapel, Pasco 5,045
Coconut Creek, Broward 4,953
Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach 4,904
Margate, Broward 4,870
Land O Lakes, Pasco 4,841
Winter Park, Orange 4,770
Deland, Volusia 4,750
Palm Harbor, Pinellas 4,724
Palmetto, Manatee 4,714
Wellington, Palm Beach 4,639
Oviedo, Seminole 4,614
Miami Lakes, Dade 4,389
Opa Locka, Dade 4,328
Altamonte Springs, Seminole 4,291
Lutz, Hillsborough 4,205
Port Orange, Volusia 4,151
Middleburg, Clay 4,145
Brooksville, Hernando 4,106
Haines City, Polk 4,103
Valrico, Hillsborough 4,040
Venice, Sarasota 4,015
North Port, Sarasota 4,003
Live Oak, Suwannee 4,002
The Villages, Sumter 3,983
Hallandale, Broward 3,963
Sebring, Highlands 3,939
Ocoee, Orange 3,935
Leesburg, Lake 3,929
Punta Gorda, Charlotte 3,927
Pembroke Pines, Broward 3,877
Arcadia, Desoto 3,812
Saint Johns, St. Johns 3,807
Seminole, Pinellas 3,699
Bonita Springs, Lee 3,693
Zephyrhills, Pasco 3,661
Ormond Beach, Volusia 3,653
Navarre, Santa Rosa 3,601
Okeechobee, Okeechobee 3,576
Pinellas Park, Pinellas 3,418
Windermere, Orange 3,391
Immokalee, Collier 3,362
Longwood, Seminole 3,350
North Lauderdale, Broward 3,343
North Miami, Dade 3,333
Ruskin, Hillsborough 3,287
Cocoa, Brevard 3,253
Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa 3,244
Niceville, Okaloosa 3,198
Cantonment, Escambia 3,107
Panama City Beach, Bay 2,998
Jacksonville Beach, Duval 2,967
Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach 2,962
Key West, Monroe 2,939
Quincy, Gadsden 2,922
Casselberry, Seminole 2,892
Crawfordville, Wakulla 2,866
Hudson, Pasco 2,816
Port Richey, Pasco 2,808
Dade City, Pasco 2,802
Titusville, Brevard 2,786
Cutler Ridge, Dade 2,755
Bartow, Polk 2,747
Palatka, Putnam 2,746
North Fort Myers, Lee 2,725
Oakland Park, Broward 2,713
Fernandina Beach, Nassau 2,699
Green Cove Springs, Clay 2,656
Winter Springs, Seminole 2,656
Lake Mary, Seminole 2,632
Kissimmee, Polk 2,598
Aventura, Dade 2,579
Auburndale, Polk 2,571
Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns 2,544
Merritt Island, Brevard 2,526
Lake Wales, Polk 2,512
Perry, Taylor 2,509
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia 2,476
Tarpon Springs, Pinellas 2,446
Lynn Haven, Bay 2,444
Marianna, Jackson 2,373
Inverness, Citrus 2,363
Belle Glade, Palm Beach 2,363
Parkland, Broward 2,290
Clewiston, Hendry 2,280
Eustis, Lake 2,254
Fleming Island, Clay 2,253
Santa Rosa Beach, Walton 2,232
Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach 2,225
Wimauma, Hillsborough 2,218
Cooper City, Broward 2,218
Dunedin, Pinellas 2,208
Estero, Lee 2,178
Loxahatchee, Palm Beach 2,176
Holiday, Pasco 2,109
Defuniak Springs, Walton 2,054
Chipley, Washington 2,040
Key Biscayne, Dade 2,017
Rockledge, Brevard 2,014
Sarasota, Manatee 2,012
Parrish, Manatee 1,983
Destin, Okaloosa 1,963
Labelle, Hendry 1,940
Starke, Bradford 1,938
Palm City, Martin 1,925
Mount Dora, Lake 1,925
Odessa, Hillsborough 1,914
Avon Park, Highlands 1,899
Riviera Beach, Palm Beach 1,895
Mulberry, Polk 1,889
Tavares, Lake 1,845
Seffner, Hillsborough 1,825
Summerfield, Marion 1,772
Yulee, Nassau 1,762
Groveland, Lake 1,730
Pinecrest, Dade 1,703
Lithia, Hillsborough 1,671
Wauchula, Hardee 1,661
Maitland, Orange 1,643
Orange City, Volusia 1,630
Macclenny, Baker 1,621
Missing, Dade 1,596
Sebastian, Indian River 1,594
Callahan, Nassau 1,581
Mayo, Lafayette 1,573
Bonifay, Holmes 1,552
Lady Lake, Lake 1,552
Coconut Grove, Dade 1,549
Palmetto Bay, Dade 1,541
Carol City, Dade 1,541
Ponte Vedra, St. Johns 1,537
Homosassa, Citrus 1,530
Crystal River, Citrus 1,497
Crossings, Dade 1,481
Dania, Broward 1,465
Lake Placid, Highlands 1,397
Pace, Santa Rosa 1,394
Gibsonton, Hillsborough 1,378
Lake Butler, Union 1,363
Oldsmar, Pinellas 1,358
Florida City, Dade 1,349
Sun City Center, Hillsborough 1,346
Hobe Sound, Martin 1,331
Dover, Hillsborough 1,329
Atlantic Beach, Duval 1,326
Madison, Madison 1,325
Apollo Beach, Hillsborough 1,315
Dunnellon, Marion 1,292
Edgewater, Volusia 1,291
Biscayne Park, Dade 1,280
Palm Springs, Palm Beach 1,280
Monticello, Jefferson 1,272
Debary, Volusia 1,262
Alachua, Alachua 1,255
Indiantown, Martin 1,238
Belleview, Marion 1,229
Graceville, Jackson 1,221
North Palm Beach, Palm Beach 1,191
Lantana, Palm Beach 1,177
Century, Escambia 1,170
South Miami, Dade 1,135
Newberry, Alachua 1,123
Lecanto, Citrus 1,106
Safety Harbor, Pinellas 1,085
Havana, Gadsden 1,083

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Ryan Yousefi

Ryan Yousefi has lived in Coral Springs for over 30 years. He has worked as a writer for multiple outlets over the years, including the Miami New Times where he has covered sports and culture since 2013. He holds a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in Business Healthcare Management from Western Governors University.