October 5th marked 53 straight days with a daily positivity rate below 10% and 12 straight days below 5%. October 5th was the first day of in-person instruction for students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Broward County Public Schools is set to begin a phased start on Friday. Yesterday, Miami-Dade amended its mask order, allowing—among other things—those engaging in strenuous outdoor activity or organized sports to remove masks, so long as social distancing requirements can be met.

Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Dashboard

Total cases: 717,874

Resident hospitalizations: 44,775

Resident deaths: 14,712

Non-resident deaths: 174

New daily cases: 1,403

Daily percent positive: 3.89%

Total tests: 5,419,897

Cumulative percent positive: 13.25%