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St. John’s Well Child & Family Center workers prepare to test a woman for COVID-19 at a free mobile test clinic set up outside Walker Temple AME Church in South Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 15, 2020 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) As of 11 a.m. Friday, there have been 615,806 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 609,074 Florida residents and 6,732 non-Florida residents. There are 10,957 Florida resident deaths reported, 142 non-resident deaths, and 38,029 hospitalizations at some point during illness, according to the Florida Department of Health. *Numbers are released by the DOH daily at approximately 11 a.m. but are occasionally delayed. STATEWIDE NUMBERS Total number of recorded cases: 615,806 (up from 611,991) Florida resident deaths: 10,957 (up from 10,868) Non-resident deaths: 142 (down from 143) 3,815 total new cases reported Friday 89 total new resident deaths reported Friday 6 new non-resident deaths reported Friday TESTING NUMBERS Total tested (residents): 4,535,184 Total tested (non-residents): 19,379 Total positive (residents): 609,074 Total positive (non-residents): 6,732 Total negative (residents): 3,919,246 Total negative (non-residents): 12,625 Percent positive (residents): 13.45% Percent positive (non-residents): 34.78% The remainder of the tests is still pending or inconclusive, according to the FDOH website. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total recorded cases in SWFL: 36,478 (up from 36,272) Deaths: 763 (up from 758) 206 total new cases reported Friday 6 new deaths reported Friday Lee County: 18,461 (up from 18,332) – 417 deaths (3 new) Collier County: 11,517 (up from 11,471) – 174 deaths (2 new) Charlotte County: 2,622 (up from 2,602) – 108 deaths (-1 death) DeSoto County: 1,468 (up from 1,460) – 21 deaths Glades County: 453 (up from 452) – 3 deaths Hendry County: 1,957 (up from 1,955) – 39 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 Aug. 24 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.