Greetings neighbors, this is the Miami Corona Project Daily Update for Saturday, April11th, 2020:

As of yesterday, April 10th, 2020, there have been 6,300 positive cases of coronavirus across the county, with 494 hospitalizations and 84 deaths, the highest total of any county in Florida. 

This also marks the largest growth in the number of deaths within a single day, with 18 residents passing away in the last 24 hours. May they rest in peace.

The first inmate at a Miami-Dade jail has tested positive for coronavirus, the corrections department confirmed. This is particularly troubling news, as viruses such as COVID-19 are extremely transmittable in prison environments.

South Florida appears to be experiencing the worst of coronavirus impact, the region’s 10,465 confirmed cases being more than half of the total cases in the entire state.

Elsewhere, across the United States, the national total of positive cases has grown to 500,879, along with 18,637 deaths. 

Let’s hope today brings better news.  I’ll update you tomorrow.