TAMPA (WFLA) – Florida reported an additional 6,586 coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the statewide case count to 938,414.
New cases reported:
- Sunday: 6,586
- Saturday: 8,410
- Friday: 9,085
- Thursday: 9,085
- Wednesday: 7,925
Percent positive:
The health department received 108,303 test results from labs across the state on Saturday. Of the results received, 8.48% were positive. This includes people who have been tested multiple times.
- Saturday: 8.48%
- Friday: 8.26%
- Thursday: 8.97%
- Wednesday: 8.91%
- Tuesday: 9.71%
Percent positivity:
The percent positivity for new cases was 6.60% on Saturday. Percent positivity for new cases is the number of people who test PCR (nose swabs) or antigen-positive for the first time divided by all the people tested that day. That does not include people who already tested positive once and have been re-tested to see if they’re still infected.
- Saturday: 6.60%
- Friday: 6.79%
- Thursday: 7.64%
- Wednesday: 7.58%
- Tuesday: 8.16%
Florida Resident Fatalities: 17,991 total
Florida reported 61 new virus fatalities among residents on Sunday. The report does not mention the exact date of death, therefore the deaths announced may not be from the past 24 hours. It can sometimes take weeks for fatalities to be logged.
- Sunday: 61
- Saturday: 41
- Friday: 79
- Thursday: 79
- Wednesday: 87
Hospitalizations (53,403 since pandemic began):
- Sunday: 137
- Saturday: 175
- Friday: 226
- Thursday: 228
- Wednesday: 308
Here’s a county-by-county breakdown of cases in the Tampa Bay area:
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Total Cases: 55,482
Deaths: 885
PINELLAS COUNTY
Total Cases: 30,878
Deaths: 867
SARASOTA COUNTY
Total Cases: 12,419
Deaths: 371
MANATEE COUNTY
Total Cases: 15,723
Deaths: 365
PASCO COUNTY
Total Cases: 13,679
Deaths: 264
POLK COUNTY
Total Cases: 26,352
Deaths: 663
HERNANDO COUNTY
Total Cases: 4,596
Deaths: 197
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
Total Cases: 3,507
Deaths: 143
CITRUS COUNTY
Total Cases: 4,330
Deaths: 157
HARDEE COUNTY
Total Cases: 1,730
Deaths: 18
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