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Credit: MGN As of Friday at 11 a.m., there have been 61,488 positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida. The case count includes 59,993 Florida residents and 1,495 non-Florida residents. There are 2,660 deaths reported and 10,794 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 1,135,865 tests administered in Florida. A total of 61,488 tests have come back positive, and 1,073,452 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: 61,488 (up from 60,183) Deaths: 2,660 (up from 2,607) 1,305 total new cases reported Friday 53 total new deaths reported Friday SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total in SWFL: 5,402 (up from 5,226) Deaths: 266 (up from 260) 176 total new cases reported Friday 6 total new deaths reported Friday Lee County: 2,200 (up from 2,147) – 114 deaths Collier County: 1,874 (up from 1,814) – 55 deaths (2 new deaths) Charlotte County: 481 (up from 476) – 72 deaths (4 new deaths) DeSoto County: 245 (up from 218) – 7 deaths Glades County: 81 (up from 70) – 1 death Hendry County: 521 (up from 501) – 17 deaths Click HERE for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. Today’s average percent positive is 13.7% Percent of positive reports each day, June 5, 2020. (WINK News) FRIDAY COVID-19 HEADLINES Movie theaters back in business starting Friday Fort Myers woman battled coronavirus for 2 months before receiving a negative test UPCOMING BRIEFINGS: TBA RESOURCES NOW HIRING: SWFL companies adding jobs as business picks up amid coronavirus crisis #GulfshoreStrong: Covering people making a difference in SWFL FOOD PANTRIES: Harry Chapin mobile food pantry schedule, week of June 1 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 *The map is best viewed on a desktop computer. If you don’t see the map above tap HERE for a fullscreen version.