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‘Red-zone’ report lists Florida among worst states
A report compiled for the White House Coronavirus Task Force shows 18 states, including Florida, are in the 'red zone' for growing numbers of COVID-19 cases.
TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health says the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 10,347 since yesterday morning as the virus spreads and as more people are tested across the state. The total number of cases in Florida is now 360,394.
The number of Florida resident deaths has reached 5,072, an increase of 90 since Sunday's update. Another 111 non-Floridians have died in the state. Locally, Pasco County reported 12 new deaths, Pinellas reported nine, Hillsborough reported eight, Polk reported two, while Hernando, Sarasota, and Manatee counties each reported one.
Of the 360,394 cases, 355,899 are Florida residents while 4,495 are non-Florida residents currently in the state.
Bay Area COVID-19 cases by the numbers:
- Hillsborough: 24,135
- Pinellas: 13,705
- Sarasota: 4,338
- Manatee: 6,738
- Sumter: 843
- Polk: 9,877
- Citrus: 855
- Hernando: 1,207
- Pasco: 5,050
- Highlands: 778
- DeSoto: 1,086
- Hardee: 710
Florida resident cases in orange; Florida resident deaths in gray. Source: Fla. Dept. of Health.
The state is not reporting a total number of "recovered" coronavirus patients. As of Monday, 9,369 Floridians were currently hospitalized for a primary diagnosis of COVID-19; in total, 21,263 have been hospitalized for treatment at some point.
A total of 3,055,922 people have been tested in the state as of Monday -- about 14.2% of the state's population -- according to the Florida Department of Health.
LINK: County-by-county Florida coronavirus cases and ZIP code map
Source: Fla. Dept. of Health
Today's new case number represents the 48th straight day with new cases near or over 1,000 per day. The rate of positive new tests has increased during that time period. It was at 14.74% on Sunday, the most recent date available.
As the number of new cases has trended up over the last few weeks, the number of deaths has also begun to reflect the same upward trend -- though "significant delays" in data reporting, as the state says, make interpreting short-term trends from that statistic less reliable.
PDF: DOH's full county-by-county COVID-19 case report
Source: Fla. Dept. of Health
Experts say the current spike is partly due to more tests being given, but also a result of reopening the state.
Gov. Ron DeSantis says the recent case increases are largely due to testing of "high-risk" individuals like farmworkers in the state's rural counties, prisoners, and residents of long-term care facilities, though he has more recently noted the "erosion" in social distancing, especially among the younger demographics in social setting. That prompted him to order all bars to cease serving alcohol.
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Experts explain how Florida counts COVID-19 deaths
Health experts say the daily number of deaths reported by the state does not reflect the actual amount of deaths on that exact day.
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.
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LINK: Florida's COVID-19 website
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