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As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, there are 1,467 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida. The case count includes 1,379 Florida residents and 88 non-Florida residents. There are 20 deaths reported in Florida. Lee Health reported Tuesday afternoon that a third patient in their care died of complications from COVID-19 at HealthPark Medical Center. The person was identified as a 67-year-old man who had contact with a known case. STATEWIDE NUMBERS Total number of cases: 1,467 (up from 1,412) Number of Florida residents: 1,379 (up from 1,330 ) Number of non-Florida residents: 88 (up from 82) SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total number of cases: 79* Lee County: 34 (up from 32) Collier County: 41 (unchanged) Charlotte County: 3 (unchanged) DeSoto County: 1 Glades County: 0 Hendry County: 0 *Scroll down for a case-by-case breakdown There have been 16,046 total tests administered in the state of Florida, with 1,467 positive tests. 13,358 tests have come back negative, and the remainder are pending, according to the FDOH website. NOW HIRING: SWFL companies adding jobs as business picks up amid coronavirus crisis LATEST CLOSURES: Southwest Florida business updates and store closings TUESDAY COVID-19 HEADLINES E-learning resources for Lee County students Congress closing in on nearly $2 trillion virus aid package Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021 First person under 18 dies from coronavirus in Los Angeles County WATCH TUESDAY’S NEWS CONFERENCES: 3PM: Gov. Ron DeSantis gave a briefing on the state – Watch it here. 5PM: White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing – Watch it here. DESANTIS: PEOPLE 65-PLUS OR WITH PREEXISTING CONDITIONS SHOULD STAY HOME Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday asked anyone 65 years old and above or with preexisting conditions to stay home for the next 14 days for their own safety. State Surgeon General Scott Rivkees will issue a health advisory for people 65 and older and people with serious “underlying medical conditions,” suggesting they stay in their homes. The serious conditions include such things as chronic lung disease, moderate to severe asthma, serious heart conditions, severe obesity and people in cancer treatment. YOUNG FL CHILDREN TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 A 2-year-old girl and an infant boy in Broward County have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Miami Herald. FDOH’s data lists the boy’s age as zero, making him the youngest person in the state to contract the virus. The case is listed as “unknown” regarding travel and FDOH says they do not know if the child had contact with anyone else with the virus. NCH SUSPENDS DRIVE-THRU TESTING NCH will suspend drive-thru COVID-19 testing as the supply allocated for the free community testing have been used. The health system said, “We will re-open drive-thru testing when our supplies have been replenished. We still have plenty of supplies, however, for patients in the hospitals who meet testing requirements.” FORT MYERS BEACH TOWN HALL CLOSED Town Hall lobby and offices are closed to the public until further notice. Town operations are continuing by phone or email. Call (239) 765-0202 Monday – Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM for assistance. If you have a matter that can only be handled in person, call ahead for concurrence; otherwise, you may be turned away. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CASE BREAKDOWN As of the most recent results, this is the breakdown of SWFL cases where patient information has been released. COLLIER – 41 cases: 30-year-old woman, traveled to Spain – no contact with known case 66-year-old man, traveled to France, Italy, Spain – no contact with known case 33-year-old man, traveled to Spain – unknown if contact with known case 26-year-old man, traveled to France, Italy, Spain – unknown if contact with known case 47-year-old woman, traveled to France, Italy, Spain – unknown if contact w/ known case 82-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 31-year-old woman, traveled to Egypt – no contact with known case 59-year-old man, traveled to Japan – unknown if contact with known case 77-year-old man, no travel – no contact with known case 49-year-old woman, no travel – no contact with known case 76-year-old man, traveled to NY – contact with known case 28-year-old man, traveled to Italy – unknown if contact with known case 73-year-old man, traveled to Egypt – unknown if contact with known case 68-year-old woman, traveled to Egypt – contact with known case 64-year-old woman, traveled to Egypt – unknown if contact with known case 64-year-old man, traveled to FL/HI – no contact with known case, non-FL resident 79-year-old woman, traveled to CT – no contact with known case, non-FL resident 19-year-old man, traveled to Italy – unknown if contact with known case 80-year-old man, no travel – no contact with known case 64-year-old man, traveled to Bahamas, Belize, FL, Honduras, Mexico – contact 59-year-old man, traveled to Canada – no contact with known case 62-year-old woman, traveled to Bahamas; FL; Honduras; Mexico – contact w/ known c. 61-year-old man, traveled to Canada – no contact with known case 76-year-old man, traveled to St. Martin – contact with known case 75-year-old man, no travel – no contact with known case, non-FL resident 79-year-old man, no travel – no contact with known case 77-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 54-year-old woman, no travel – contact with known case 75-year-old woman, no travel – no contact with known case 17-year-old man, no travel – no contact with known case 80-year-old man, traveled to NY – no contact with known case 84-year-old woman, no travel – no contact with known case 17-year-old woman, traveled to UK – no contact with known case, non-FL resident 61-year-old woman, unknown travel – no contact with known case 47-year-old man, unknown travel – unknown if contact with known case 60-year-old woman, no travel – no contact with known case 76-year-old woman, unknown travel – no contact with known case, non-FL resident 50-year-old man, unknown travel – unknown if contact, non-FL resident 77-year-old man, traveled to NJ – no contact with known case, non-FL resident 44-year-old man, no travel – no contact 59-year-old man, unknown travel – unknown contact LEE – 34 cases: 80-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 69-year-old man, no travel – unknown if contact 79-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 67-year-old man, no travel – no contact 66-year-old man, traveled to Colombia and Ecuador, unknown if contact 72-year-old woman, traveled to MA, NH – contact with known case 77-year-old man (deceased), no travel – contact with known case 77-year-old woman (deceased), traveled to Dominican Republic – contact w/ known case 77-year-old man, traveled to Dominican Republic 65-year-old woman, traveled to FL, Jamaica – contact with known case 57-year-old man, traveled to FL, France, UK – non-FL resident 72-year-old woman, no travel – unknown if contact 67-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 23-year-old man, traveled to TN – contact with known case 60-year-old man, unknown if travel-related – no contact with known case 73-year-old man, unknown if travel-related – no contact with known case 59-year-old woman, no travel – no contact with known case 89-year-old woman, traveled to FL, NY – no contact with known case 90-year-old woman, no travel – contact with known case 57-year-old woman, no travel – contact with known case 75-year-old woman, no travel – contact with known case 75-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 67-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 21-year-old woman, traveled to Spain – no contact with known case 65-year-old woman, no travel – contact with known case 70-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 32-year-old man, no travel – no contact with known case 75-year-old woman, unknown travel – no contact with known case 83-year-old man, no travel – no contact, non-FL resident 74-year-old woman, traveled to NY – unknown if contact, non-FL resident 35-year-old man, unknown travel – no contact with known case 56-year-old man, unknown travel 67-year-old man (deceased), no travel – contact with known case 82-year-old man, unknown travel – no contact with known case CHARLOTTE – 3 cases: 54-year-old woman, traveled to Egypt and Israel – contact with known case 55-year-old man, no travel – contact with known case 59-year-old man, unknown travel – unknown contact DESOTO – 1 case 32-year-old man, no travel – unknown if contact IF YOU FEEL SICK: The Florida Department of Health has opened a 24-hour COVID-19 Call Center at 1-866-779-6121. Questions may also be emailed to covid-19@flhealth.gov. Email responses will be sent during call center hours. LINK: Florida Department of Health COVID-19 updates <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> *The map is best viewed on a desktop computer. If you don’t see the map above tap HERE for a fullscreen version.