TAMPA (WFLA) – Florida reported an additional 8,410 coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the statewide case count to 931,828.
New cases reported:
- Saturday: 8,410
- Friday: 9,085
- Thursday: 9,085
- Wednesday: 7,925
- Tuesday: 7,459
Percent positive:
The health department received 133,919 test results from labs across the state on Friday. Of the results received, 8.26% were positive. This includes people who have been tested multiple times.
- Friday: 8.26%
- Thursday: 8.97%
- Wednesday: 8.91%
- Tuesday: 9.71%
- Monday: 10.39%
Percent positivity:
The percent positivity for new cases was 6.79% 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: 6.79%
- Thursday: 7.64%
- Wednesday: 7.58%
- Tuesday: 8.16%
- Monday: 8.61%
Florida Resident Fatalities: 17,930 total
Florida reported 41 new virus fatalities among residents on Saturday. 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: 41
- Friday: 79
- Thursday: 79
- Wednesday: 87
- Tuesday: 85
Hospitalizations (53,266 since pandemic began):
- Saturday: 175
- Friday: 226
- Thursday: 228
- Wednesday: 308
- Tuesday: 310
Here’s a county-by-county breakdown of cases in the Tampa Bay area:
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Total Cases: 55,257
Deaths: 884
PINELLAS COUNTY
Total Cases: 30,611
Deaths: 867
SARASOTA COUNTY
Total Cases: 12,319
Deaths: 371
MANATEE COUNTY
Total Cases: 15,614
Deaths: 364
PASCO COUNTY
Total Cases: 13,532
Deaths: 264
POLK COUNTY
Total Cases: 26,253
Deaths: 660
HERNANDO COUNTY
Total Cases: 4,560
Deaths: 197
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
Total Cases: 3,479
Deaths: 138
CITRUS COUNTY
Total Cases: 4,266
Deaths: 157
HARDEE COUNTY
Total Cases: 1,728
Deaths: 18
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