What are our COVID-19 vaccination rates now in South Florida?
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  Florida has ended its daily COVID-19 reports, but the state is now sending out data each Friday. This weeks metrics show that South Floridas counties are inching closer to 70% of eligible residents being vaccinated, while the state remains below 60%. In Miami-Dade County, 68% of the population ages 12 and older have received at least one vaccine dose. Those figures are 63% in Broward, 66% in Monroe and 60% in Palm Beach County. The statewide vaccination rate for the 12+ population is 56%, according to the health department. The latest data, which is through June 17, shows a new-case positivity rate of 3.3% statewide over the past week, with 43 more deaths associated with COVID-19. That brings Floridas cumulative death toll to 37,555. New cases and positivity rates continue on a steady decline. There were 10,629 new cases added in the past week. Ad  SEE THE FULL REPORT BELOW: