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Credit: MGN As of Wednesday at 11 a.m., there have been 67,371 positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida. The case count includes 65,779 Florida residents and 1,592 non-Florida residents. There are 2,801 deaths reported and 11,345 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 1,280,003 tests administered in Florida. A total of 67,371 tests have come back positive, and 1,211,652 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: 67,371 (up from 66,000) Deaths: 2,801 (up from 2,765) 1,371 total new cases reported Wednesday 36 total new deaths reported Wednesday SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total in SWFL: 6,140 (up from 5,971) Deaths: 283 (up from 280) 169 total new cases reported Wednesday 3 total new deaths reported Wednesday Lee County: 2,422 (up from 2,388) – 126 deaths (2 new deaths) Collier County: 2,230 (up from 2,128) – 57 deaths Charlotte County: 505 (up from 501) – 72 deaths DeSoto County: 299 (up from 296) – 8 deaths (1 new death) Glades County: 104 (up from 86) – 1 death Hendry County: 580 (up from 572) – 19 deaths Click HERE for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. Today’s average daily percent positive rate is 11.01%. Percentage of positive test results reported each day in SWFL. (WINK News) WEDNESDAY’S COVID-19 HEADLINES Harry Chapin Food Bank mobile pantry schedule, week of June 8 Summer BreakSpot ‘Grab & Go’ changes hours of operations Mount Hermon Ministries uses platform to educate black community about COVID-19 Health scientists weigh in on when they will return to everyday activities 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 8 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.