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Credit: MGN As of 11 a.m. Thursday, there have been 557,137 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 551,232 Florida residents and 5,905 non-Florida residents. There are 8,913 Florida resident deaths reported, 133 non-resident deaths and 32,537 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 4,128,584 tests administered in Florida. A total of 557,137 tests have come back positive, and 3,564,981 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: 557,137 (up from 550,901) Florida resident deaths: 8,913 (up from 8,765) Non-resident deaths: 133 (unchanged) 6,236 total new cases reported Thursday 148 total new resident deaths reported Thursday 0 total new non-resident deaths reported Thursday SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total recorded cases in SWFL: 33,642 (up from 33,303) Deaths: 672 (up from 663) 339 total new cases reported Thursday 9 new deaths reported Thursday Lee County: 17,039 (up from 16,872) – 368 deaths (6 new) Collier County: 10,640 (up from 10,530) – 148 deaths (2 new) Charlotte County: 2,321 (up from 2,297) – 97 deaths (1 new) DeSoto County: 1,393 (up from 1,382) – 18 deaths Glades County: 410 (up from 408) – 3 deaths Hendry County: 1,839 (up from 1,814) – 38 deaths Click HERE for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. WATCH President Trump speak during a press conference Thursday. 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. 10 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.