TAMPA (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 4,044 cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, the highest single-day rise in infections since August, and the first time the state has surpassed 4,000 new cases since Aug. 22, when the state reported 4,311 new cases.
There were 87 additional deaths and 114 more hospitalizations in Saturday’s report. The resident death toll stands at 15,917, and 201 non-residents have died.
Cases reported:
- Saturday: 4,044
- Friday: 3,449
- Thursday: 3,356
- Wednesday: 2,883
- Tuesday: 2,725
Percent positive: 6.39%
The health department says it received 83,567 test results from labs across the state on Friday. Of all the test results received, 6.39% were positive. This includes people who have been tested multiple times.
- Friday: 6.39%
- Thursday: 5.32%
- Wednesday: 6.70%
- Tuesday: 6.65%
- Monday: 6.26%
- Sunday: 5.17%
Percent positivity: 5.21%
The percent positivity for new cases was 5.21% on Friday. 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.
- Friday: 5.21%
- Thursday: 4.38%
- Wednesday: 5.20%
- Tuesday: 4.94%
- Monday: 4.99%
Florida Resident Fatalities (15,917):
The state reported 87 new Florida-resident virus fatalities on Friday. The state now has a total of 15,917 coronavirus-related deaths, with 201 non-Florida resident deaths also reported. 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.
- Saturday: 87
- Friday: 94
- Thursday: 141
- Wednesday: 64
- Tuesday: 119
Hospitalizations (46,976 since pandemic began):
- Saturday: 114
- Friday: 169
- Thursday: 211
- Wednesday: 257
- Tuesday: 210
Here’s a county-by-county breakdown of cases in the Tampa Bay area:
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Total Cases: 45,275
Deaths: 745
PINELLAS COUNTY
Total Cases: 23,982
Deaths: 798
SARASOTA COUNTY
Total Cases: 8,969
Deaths: 309
MANATEE COUNTY
Total Cases: 12,488
Deaths: 319
PASCO COUNTY
Total Cases: 10,169
Deaths: 223
POLK COUNTY
Total Cases: 21,713
Deaths: 582
HERNANDO COUNTY
Total Cases: 3,425
Deaths: 154
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
Total Cases: 2,431
Deaths: 102
CITRUS COUNTY
Total Cases: 3,030
Deaths: 126
HARDEE COUNTY
Total Cases: 1,524
Deaths: 11
For more information on coronavirus in Florida, visit the live DOH Dashboard.
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