There were 85 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Florida in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 2.2% of total deaths by all causes in Florida.
There were 125 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Florida in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 3.2% of total deaths by all causes in Florida.
Florida Department of Health Deputy Secretary for Health Dr. Kenneth Scheppke, and Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Shevaun Harris, alongside community partners, visited the expansion of the Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) in Pinellas County - a comprehensive network of addiction and opioid treatment.
There were 843 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Florida in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 21.5% of total deaths by all causes in Florida.
Florida's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Dec. 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 310 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Florida in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 7.9% of total deaths by all causes in Florida.
There were 214 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Florida in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 5.5% of total deaths by all causes in Florida.
Professor Frank O. Mora was confirmed this week by the Senate as permanent representative of the United States to the Organization of American States (OAS), a position that carries the rank of ambassador.