In December, Florida climbed in the per capita ranking of new cases over the past seven days. As of Sunday, Florida ranks fourth among states with a daily average of 201 cases per 100,000 residents. Reports of COVID-related deaths have remained relatively low during the omicron surge, with Florida ranking second to last among other states with a 7-day average of 0.09 deaths per day per 100,000 residents. Alaska has the lowest average daily death rate at 0.07 per 100,000 residents.
