COVID-19 UPDATE: Week of Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, 2021

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

By Michael Eng
| 1:45 p.m. September 7, 2021

West Orange Times & Observer
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CUMULATIVE (SINCE MARCH 1, 2020)
ORANGE COUNTY
2021 Population: 1,457,445
People Vaccinated: 873,125 (858,281 previous week)
Percent 12+ Vaccinated: for 70% (69% previous week)
Cases: 207,104 (199,787 previous week)
Case Positivity: 18% (17.6% previous week)

WEEK OF AUG. 27 TO SEPT. 2, 2021
ORANGE COUNTY
People Vaccinated: 12,765 (13,363 previous week)
Cases: 7,254 (9,048 previous week)
New Case Positivity: 13.4% (14.9% previous week)
Cases per 100,000 Population: 497.7 (620.8 previous week)

FLORIDA
New Cases: 129,240 (151,749 previous week)
New Case Positivity: 15.2% (16.8% previous week)
People Vaccinated, First Dose: 168,300 (184,753 previous week)
People Vaccinated, Series Complete: 237,047 (276,281 previous week)
Deaths: 433 (389 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.