COVID-19 UPDATE: Week of Aug. 20 to 26, 2021

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

By Michael Eng
| 11:30 a.m. August 30, 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: 858,281 (842,547 previous week)
Percent 12+ Vaccinated: for 69% (68% previous week)
Cases: 199,787 (190,722 previous week)
Case Positivity: 17.6% (17.2% previous week)

WEEK OF AUG. 20 to 26, 2021
ORANGE COUNTY
People Vaccinated: 13,363 (14,628 previous week)
Cases: 9,048 (8,880 previous week)
New Case Positivity: 14.9% (18.3% previous week)
Cases per 100,000 Population: 620.8 (609.3 previous week)

FLORIDA
New Cases: 151,749 (150,118 previous week)
New Case Positivity: 16.8% (19.8% previous week)
People Vaccinated, First Dose: 184,753 (216,136 previous week)
People Vaccinated, Series Complete: 276,281 (227,817 previous week)
Deaths: 389 (346 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.