COVID-19 UPDATE: Week of Aug. 13 to 19, 2021

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

By Michael Eng
| 12:30 p.m. August 21, 2021

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

CUMULATIVE (SINCE MARCH 1, 2020)
ORANGE COUNTY
2021 Population: 1,457,445
People Vaccinated: 842,547 (824,907 previous week)
Percent 12+ Vaccinated: for 68% (66% previous week)
Cases: 190,722 (181,776 previous week)
Case Positivity: 17.2% (16.7% previous week)

WEEK OF AUG. 13 to 19, 2021
ORANGE COUNTY
People Vaccinated: 14,628 (17,339 previous week)
Cases: 8,880 (9,598 previous week)
New Case Positivity: 18.3% (18.4% previous week)
Cases per 100,000 Population: 609.3 (658.5 previous week)

FLORIDA
New Cases: 150,118 (151,415 previous week)
New Case Positivity: 19.8% (19.3% previous week)
People Vaccinated, First Dose: 216,136 (261,396 previous week)
People Vaccinated, Series Complete: 227,817 (122,932 previous week)
Deaths: 346 (286 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.