Sunday’s Coronavirus Updates: Over 19,800 state cases; no new SWFL deaths

Writer: Derrick Shaw
Published: Updated:
Coronavirus updates

As of 6 p.m. Sunday, there have been 19,895 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida. The case count includes 19,337 Florida residents and 558 non-Florida residents. There are 461 deaths reported and 2,672 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health.

There have been 185,520 tests administered in Florida. A total of 19,895 tests have come back positive, and 165,008 tests have come back negative. The remainder are still pending, according to the FDOH website.

STATEWIDE NUMBERS

Total number of cases: 19,895 (up from 19,347)
Deaths: 461 (up from 452)

  • 909 total cases reported Sunday
  • 15 total deaths reported Sunday

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS

Total in SWFL: 1,135 (up from 1,113)
Deaths: 29 (unchanged)

  • 22 new cases reported Sunday
  • 0 new deaths reported Sunday

Lee County: 617 (up from 604)
Collier County: 361(up from 356)
Charlotte County: 113 (up from 112)
DeSoto County: 20 (unchanged)
Glades County: 4 (unchanged)
Hendry County: 20 (up from 17)

Click HERE for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily.


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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

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