Sunday’s Coronavirus Updates: 67 new positive cases recorded in SWFL

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Editor’s note: The FDOH is aware of an issue impacting the dashboard and said Sunday morning that they are working to fix it as soon as possible. Statewide numbers below were updated using the daily report, and Southwest Florida numbers were updated using the county report.

As of Sunday at 11 a.m., there have been 56,163 positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida. The case count includes 54,764 Florida residents and 1,399 non-Florida residents. There are 2,451 deaths reported and 10,190 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health.

There have been 1,022,265 tests administered in Florida. A total of 56,163 tests have come back positive, and 965,186 tests have come back negative. The remainder are still pending, according to the FDOH website.

*Numbers are released by the DOH daily at approximately 11 a.m.

STATEWIDE NUMBERS

Total number of cases: 56,163 (up from 55,424)
Deaths: 2,451 (up from 2,447)

  • 739 total new cases reported Sunday
  • 4 total new deaths reported Sunday

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS

Total in SWFL: 4,532 (up from 4,465)
Deaths: 239 (unchanged)

  • 67 total new cases reported Sunday
  • 0 total new death reported Sunday

Lee County: 1,908 (up from 1,894) – 105 deaths
Collier County: 1,539 (up from 1,514) – 49 deaths
Charlotte County: 458 (up from 450) – 63 deaths
DeSoto County: 182 (up from 173) – 7 deaths
Glades County: 30 (up from 29) – 1 death
Hendry County: 415 (up from 405) – 14 deaths

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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