Saturday’s Coronavirus Updates: 10,360 new cases, 95 new deaths reported in Florida

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Credit: MGN

As of 11 a.m. Saturday, there have been 254,511 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 250,984 Florida residents and 3,527 non-Florida residents. There are 4,197 Florida resident deaths reported, 104 non-resident deaths and 18,023 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health.

There have been 2,477,810 tests administered in Florida. A total of 254,511 tests have come back positive, and 2,220,788 tests have come back negative. The remainder are still pending or inconclusive, according to the FDOH website.

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

STATEWIDE NUMBERS

Total number of recorded cases: 254,511 (up from 244,151)
Florida resident deaths: 4,197 (up from 4,102)
Non-resident deaths: 104 (up from 101)

  • 10,360 total new cases reported Saturday
  • 95 total new resident deaths reported Saturday
  • 3 total new non-resident deaths reported Saturday

Editor’s note: We previously reported that there were 188 total new resident deaths in Florida. That number was incorrectly reported by FDOH, which they have acknowledged, and has since been updated.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS

Total recorded cases in SWFL: 18,083 (up from 17,550)
Deaths: 398 (up from 388)

  • 533 total new cases reported Saturday
  • 10 new deaths reported Saturday

Lee County: 8,848 (up from 8,574) – 186 deaths (7 new)
Collier County: 5,968 (up from 5,777) – 94 deaths (3 new)
Charlotte County: 1,074 (up from 1,048) – 78 deaths
DeSoto County: 830 (up from 809) – 11 deaths
Glades County: 200 (up from 196) – 1 death
Hendry County: 1,163 (up from 1,146) – 28 deaths

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


RESOURCES

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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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