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A healthcare worker tests a patient at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at the Duke Energy for the Arts Mahaffey Theater on July 8, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images) As of 11 a.m. Friday, there have been 658,381 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 650,922 Florida residents and 7,459 non-Florida residents. There are 12,502 Florida resident deaths reported, 156 non-resident deaths, and 41,021 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: 658,381 (up from 654,731) Florida resident deaths: 12,502 (up from 12,326) Non-resident deaths: 156 (unchanged) Total deaths in state (FL/non-FL residents combined): 12,658 (up from 12,482) 3,650 total new cases reported Friday 176 total new resident deaths reported Friday 0 new non-resident deaths reported Friday SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total recorded cases in SWFL: 38,359 (up from 38,231) Deaths: 830 (up from 819) 128 total new cases reported Friday 11 new deaths reported Friday Lee County: 19,370 (up from 19,309) – 447 deaths (3 new) Collier County: 12,132 (up from 12,096) – 192 deaths (4 new) Charlotte County: 2,849 (up from 2,827) – 123 deaths (4 new) DeSoto County: 1,530 (up from 1,526) – 23 deaths Glades County: 470 (up from 468) – 4 deaths Hendry County: 2,008 (up from 2,005) – 41 deaths TESTING NUMBERS Total tested (residents): 4,863,570 Total tested (non-residents): 20,210 Total positive (residents): 650,922 Total positive (non-residents): 7,459 Total negative (residents): 4,205,652 Total negative (non-residents): 12,723 Percent positive (residents): 13.40% Percent positive (non-residents): 36.96% The remainder of the tests is still pending or inconclusive, according to the FDOH website. 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 Sept. 7 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.