APRIL 20, 2020

Sixteen of our neighbors have been pronounced dead in the last 24 hours. As of April 20th, 2020, there have been a total of 223 deaths due to coronavirus across Miami-Dade County. May those who have fallen to the pandemic rest in peace.

Total number of cases (Miami-Dade County): 9,657

Total number of hospitalizations: 939

Total number of deaths: 223

New cases in the last 24 hours: 303

New deaths in the last 24 hours: 16

Greetings neighbors, this is the Miami Corona Project Daily Update for Monday, April 20th, 2020:

As of yesterday, there have been 9,354 positive cases of coronavirus across the county, with 869 hospitalizations and a total of 207 deaths–nine more than yesterday.

Across the United States, the national total of positive cases is now 755,533, the total number of dead has risen to 40,461.

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

ON THIS DAY

Since March 15, less than 3% of the more than 1.5 million unemployment claims in Florida have received their benefits – just 40,193 Floridians. A new website launched by the state today exposes these numbers and is expected to be updated daily, providing a look at the scope of our state’s unemployment crisis. Of the 162,039 claims processed, 41,573 (one in four) were found ineligible for assistance.

This new website comes after Governor Ron DeSantis replaced the person in charge of the state unemployment system with Department of Management Services Secretary Jonathan Satter, who promises complete transparency and a streamlined application process.

The Miami Herald – Florida releases unemployment data: 1.5 million claims filed but just 40,193 paid

The Miami Herald – Frustrated DeSantis puts someone new in charge of fixing Florida unemployment system