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Credit: MGN As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, there have been 301,810 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 297,876 Florida residents and 3,934 non-Florida residents. There are 4,521 Florida resident deaths reported, 104 non-resident deaths and 19,334 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 2,739,169 tests administered in Florida. A total of 301,810 tests have come back positive, and 2,434,143 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: 301,810 (up from 291,629) Florida resident deaths: 4,521 (up from 4,409) Non-resident deaths: 104 (down from 105) *1 death redacted 10,181 total new cases reported Wednesday 112 total new resident deaths reported Wednesday -1 total new non-resident deaths reported Wednesday *1 death redacted SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total recorded cases in SWFL: 21,500 (up from 21,001) Deaths: 428 (up from 420) 499 total new cases reported Wednesday 8 new deaths reported Wednesday Lee County: 10,849 (up from 10,631) – 206 deaths (3 new) Collier County: 6,872 (up from 6,731) – 99 deaths (3 new) Charlotte County: 1,281 (up from 1,212) – 80 deaths (1 new) DeSoto County: 997 (up from 951) – 12 deaths (1 new) Glades County: 213 (up from 209) – 1 death Hendry County: 1,288 (up from 1,267) – 30 deaths Click HERE for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. RESOURCES NOW HIRING: SWFL companies adding jobs #GulfshoreStrong: Covering people making a difference in SWFL FOOD PANTRIES: Harry Chapin mobile food pantry schedule, week of July 13 REPORT COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS/TEST: International self-reporting system 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.