Miami Pronouncement: 5/2/2020

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MAY 2, 2020

Nine of our neighbors have been pronounced dead in the last 24 hours. As of May 2nd, 2020, there have been a total of 367 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): 12,632

Total number of hospitalizations: 1,637

Total number of deaths: 367

New cases in the past 24 hours: 243

New deaths in the past 24 hours: 9

Greetings my fellow Miami-Dade neighbors,

The coronavirus pandemic followed in its path of destruction for another day, continuing a growth in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths throughout the local and national level. The total number of cases within the United States grew to 364,885 today, with a total of 10,859 deaths. In Miami-Dade County, there were 265 new cases as of April 5th, suggesting a decline in the growth rate of new cases within our community. However, Miami still has 4,626 cases of coronavirus with 283 hospitalizations and 41 deaths. 

These numbers present an increasingly dire situation for South Florida residents, one that will most likely get worse before improving. In times like these it is important to really llook towards helping all members of our community, regardless of their circumstance. There are those that are particularly vulnerable to the virus, such as inmates within the Miami-Dade jail system and individuals held in ICE detention centers, that deserve to not be treated as expendable. 

Yesterday a new federal lawsuit was brought against the Miami-Dade Corrections Department in hopes of providing members of these systems the proper treatment and facilities required for a chance at survival. In times of great uncertainty, it is more important than ever to nurture the fundamental aspect of humanity, community and cooperation.

This is our daily update for today, April 7, 2020. Let’s hope tomorrow brings better news.

ON THIS DAY

Florida’s Department of Health confirmed that our state reached the 35,000 mark of coronavirus cases. As of this morning, Miami-Dade’s death toll reached 367, Broward reached 204, Palm Beach County reached 195, and Monroe County maintains three deaths.

According to the Miami Herald, these numbers may still be incomplete as Florida’s medical examiners has shown the death count was up to 10% higher than what the Department released.