Saturday’s Coronavirus Updates: 6,352 new cases, 204 new deaths reported in Florida

Writer: Derrick Shaw
Published: Updated:
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Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) administer tests at an El Rio Health Covid-19 drive-thru testing site in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., on Monday, July 13, 2020. Arizona reported 4,221 new Covid-19 cases Friday, a 3.7% increase to 116,892 that matched the average increase of the previous seven days. Photographer: Cheney Orr/Bloomberg via Getty Images

As of 11 a.m. Saturday, there have been 569,637 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 563,628 Florida residents and 6,009 non-Florida residents. There are 9,345 Florida resident deaths reported, 135 non-resident deaths and 33,661 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health.

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

TESTING NUMBERS

Total tested (residents): 4,190,626
Total tested (non-residents): 18,749
Total positive (residents): 563,628
Total positive (non-residents): 6,009
Total negative (residents): 3,620,370
Total negative (non-residents): 12,718
Percent positive (residents): 13.47%
Percent positive (non-residents): 32.09%

The remainder of the tests is still pending or inconclusive, according to the FDOH website.

STATEWIDE NUMBERS

Total number of recorded cases: 569,637 (up from 563,285)
Florida resident deaths: 9,345 (up from 9,141)
Non-resident deaths: 135 (unchanged)

  • 6,352 total new cases reported Saturday
  • 204 total new resident deaths reported Saturday
  • 0 total new non-resident deaths reported Saturday

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS

Total recorded cases in SWFL: 34,224 (up from 33,921)
Deaths: 688 (up from 678)

  • 303 total new cases reported Saturday
  • 9 new deaths reported Saturday

Lee County: 17,305 (up from 17,178) – 375 deaths (4 new)
Collier County: 10,840 (up from 10,734) – 151 deaths
Charlotte County: 2,369 (up from 2,340) – 100 deaths (3 new)
DeSoto County: 1,413 (up from 1,398) – 20 deaths (1 new)
Glades County: 419 (unchanged) – 3 deaths
Hendry County: 1,878 (up from 1,852) – 39 deaths (1 new)

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

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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

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