Beachgoers enjoyed the sunny and hot day at Sunny Isles Beach as the coronavirus pandemic continues on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. Florida reported 1,838 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the lowest single-day number of new infections reported by state health officials since June 15. But health officials across the state were waiting to see if the Labor Day weekend might produce an uptick in the number of coronavirus cases, as might have been the case following the Fourth of July holiday — when the largest single-day surge in new cases was reported about a week later. To date, the state has recorded more than 648,200 cases of COVID-19. The latest state data released by the Florida Health Department reflected 22 new deaths. That pushed down the average number of deaths over the past week to 99 a day — the lowest average since July 16. In all, the state has tallied 12,023 deaths linked to the virus since the outbreak began. State officials said there were 3,160 people in hospitals with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19. Most of the state’s beaches remained open through the Labor Day holiday, with umbrellas sprouting across many of the state’s most popular beaches.