COVID-19 UPDATE: Week of Aug. 6 to 12, 2021

Here are the latest COVID-19 cases and vaccinations statistics, as reported by the Florida Department of Health.

By Michael Eng
| 1:59 p.m. August 16, 2021

West Orange Times & Observer
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CUMULATIVE (SINCE MARCH 1, 2020)
ORANGE COUNTY
2021 Population: 1,457,445
People Vaccinated: 824,907 (803,765 previous week)
Percent 12+ Vaccinated: 66% (65% previous week)
Cases: 181,776 (172,243 previous week)
Case Positivity: 16.7% (16.1% previous week)

WEEK OF AUG. 6 to 12, 2021
ORANGE COUNTY
People Vaccinated: 17,339 (19,921 previous week)
Cases: 9,598 (8,822 previous week)
New Case Positivity: 18.4% (18.5% previous week)
Cases per 100,000 Population: 658.5 (605.3 previous week)

FLORIDA
New Cases: 151,415 (134,506 previous week)
New Case Positivity: 19.3% (18.9% previous week)
People Vaccinated, First Dose: 261,396 (278,375 previous week)
People Vaccinated, Series Complete: 122,932 (102,201 previous week)
Deaths: 286 (175 previous week)

Source: Florida Department of Health

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.