6,820 new Florida coronavirus cases reported Sunday; 21 new deaths
TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health says the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 6,820 Sunday. According to the state's daily update, the total number of cases in Florida is now 843,897.
The number of Florida resident deaths has reached 17,121, an increase of 21 since Saturday's update. In addition, a total of 212 non-Floridians have died in the state. Locally, Hillsborough County is reporting six additional deaths and Pasco County is reporting one new death.
Of the 843,897 cases, 832,525 are Florida residents while 11,372 are non-Florida residents currently in the state.
Bay Area COVID-19 cases by the numbers:
Hillsborough: 50,790
Pinellas: 27,675
Sarasota: 10,429
Manatee: 14,114
Sumter: 3,086
Polk: 24,129
Citrus: 3,584
Hernando: 4,022
Pasco: 11,788
Highlands: 2,952
DeSoto: 1,725
Hardee: 1,654
SOURCE: Florida Department of Health
The state is not reporting a total number of "recovered" coronavirus patients. As of Sunday, 2,761 Floridians were currently hospitalized for a primary diagnosis of COVID-19; in total, 50,489 have been hospitalized for treatment at some point.
A total of 6,938,627 residents have been tested in the state as of Sunday -- about a third of the state's population -- according to the Florida Department of Health.
LINK: County-by-county Florida coronavirus cases and ZIP code map
SOURCE: Florida Department of Health
The number of new cases had generally been trending down in September, mirroring the number of tests being given. But it has begun to increase again. The 6,257 new cases reported Thursday was the highest since August 15.
The rate of positive new tests has declined from its summertime peak, remaining below 10% for two months, but it has begun to increase again. It was at 6.23% on Saturday, the most recent date available.
After peaking in July, the number of deaths also began a downward trend in August that continued through September -- though "significant delays" in data reporting, as the state says, make interpreting short-term trends from that statistic less reliable.
The state announced last month that it was taking a closer look at those delays and how deaths are tallied, even as Florida moved past New Jersey with the fourth-highest number of deaths in the country.
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SOURCE: Florida Department of Health
PDF: DOH's full county-by-county COVID-19 case report
Editor's note: The number of new cases and deaths reported each day does not necessarily reflect the day that the case was confirmed. The state says some private testing labs dump large batches of test results which include cases from previous days. Stats for today and previous days will likely change in the future as the state reviews more cases and updates retroactive data.
The state's number of deaths represents permanent Florida residents who have died from COVID-19.
MAP: Florida coronavirus cases by county
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