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Credit: MGN As of Saturday at 11 a.m., there have been 62,758 positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida. The case count includes 61,246 Florida residents and 1,512 non-Florida residents. There are 2,688 deaths reported and 10,891 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 1,175,106 tests administered in Florida. A total of 62,758 tests have come back positive, and 1,111,427 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: 62,758 (up from 61,488) Deaths: 2,688 (up from 2,660) 1,270 total new cases reported Saturday 28 total new deaths reported Saturday SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total in SWFL: 5,602 (up from 5,402) Deaths: 271 (up from 266) 200 total new cases reported Saturday 5 total new deaths reported Saturday Lee County: 2,253 (up from 2,200) – 114 deaths (3 new) Collier County: 1,968 (up from 1,874) – 56 deaths (1 new) Charlotte County: 488 (up from 481) – 72 deaths DeSoto County: 258 (up from 245) – 7 deaths Glades County: 83 (up from 81) – 1 death Hendry County: 552 (up from 521) – 18 deaths (1 new) Click HERE for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. SATURDAY COVID-19 HEADLINES Collier County beaches reopen with normal hours; Naples beach opens with weekend restrictions By the numbers: Trump reads economic boom into jobs data 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 <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span></span> *The map is best viewed on a desktop computer. If you don’t see the map above tap HERE for a fullscreen version.