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Credit: MGN As of 11 a.m. Monday, there have been 491,884 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 486,384 Florida residents and 5,500 non-Florida residents. There are 7,157 Florida resident deaths reported, 122 non-resident deaths and 27,366 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 3,758,496 tests administered in Florida. A total of 491,884 tests have come back positive, and 3,260,914 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: 491,884 (up from 487,132) Florida resident deaths: 7,157 (up from 7,084) Non-resident deaths: 122 (unchanged) 4,752 total new cases reported Monday 73 total new resident deaths reported Monday 0 total new non-resident deaths reported Monday SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total recorded cases in SWFL: 31,028 (up from 30,767) Deaths: 568 (unchanged) 261 total new cases reported Monday 0 new deaths reported Monday Lee County: 15,799 (up from 15,674) – 300 deaths Collier County: 9,811 (up from 9,734) – 124 deaths Charlotte County: 2,062 (up from 2,024) – 89 deaths DeSoto County: 1,297 (up from 1,292) – 15 deaths Glades County: 392 (up from 391) – 3 deaths Hendry County: 1,667 (up from 1,652) – 37 deaths Click HERE for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. COVID-19 positive test results in SWFL, Aug. 3, 2020. (WINK News) 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 Aug. 3 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 <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.