8,198 new Florida coronavirus cases reported Monday; 96 new deaths
TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health says the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 8,198 Monday. According to the state's daily update, the total number of cases in Florida is now 1,280,177.
The number of Florida resident deaths has reached 21,308, an increase of 96 since Sunday's update. In addition, a total of 305 non-Floridians have died in the state.
Locally, Citrus County reported nine new deaths, Pasco reported seven, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties reported six each, and Manatee and Sarasota each reported two.
Of the 1,280,177 cases, 1,258,315 are Florida residents while 21,862 are non-Florida residents currently in the state.
Bay Area COVID-19 cases by the numbers:
Hillsborough: 74,788
Pinellas: 43,480
Sarasota: 17,916
Manatee: 21,539
Sumter: 4,819
Polk: 35,942
Citrus: 6,467
Hernando: 7,047
Pasco: 21,222
Highlands: 4,822
DeSoto: 2,843
Hardee: 2,057
Florida new resident cases in orange; new resident deaths in gray. Note: Deaths usually appear to be trending down because of the delay in confirming the last few days of data. Source: Fla. Dept. of Health.
The state is not reporting a total number of "recovered" coronavirus patients. As of Monday, 6,104 Floridians were currently hospitalized for a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, an increase of 194 since Sunday, with a state total of 61,653 having been hospitalized for treatment at some point.
Vaccination efforts are ramping up across the state. Sunday, 2,749 more residents received their initial vaccine dose, bringing the total to 122,481. No one has yet received their second and final dose.
LINK: County-by-county Florida coronavirus cases and ZIP code map
Source: Fla. Department of Health
The number of new cases had generally been trending down in the fall, mirroring the number of tests being given. But it has begun to increase again. The 13,148 new cases reported last Thursday was the highest single-day increase since July -- just one more positive case than today's number.
The rate of positive new tests has declined from its summertime peak, remaining below 10% for several months, but it has also begun to increase again. It was at 9.69% on Saturday, the most recent date available.
After peaking in July, the number of deaths also began a downward trend in August that continued until November -- though "significant delays" in data reporting, as the state says, make interpreting short-term trends from that statistic less reliable.
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Source: Fla. 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, and data can take days or weeks to validate. 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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