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A woman wearing a face mask sunbathes on the beach amid the novel coronavirus pandemic in Huntington Beach, California on April 25, 2020. – Orange County is the only county in the area where beaches remain open, lifeguards in Huntington Beach expect tens of thousands of people to flock the beach this weekend due to the heat wave. Lifeguards and law enforcement are patrolling the beach to make sure people are keeping their distance. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images) As of 11 a.m. Monday, there have been 665,730 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 658,203 Florida residents and 7,527 non-Florida residents. There are 12,642 Florida resident deaths reported, 156 non-resident deaths, and 41,297 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: 665,730 (up from 663,994) Florida resident deaths: 12,642 (up from 12,608) Non-resident deaths: 158 (up from 156) Total deaths in state (FL/non-FL residents combined): 12,798 (up from 12,764) 1,736 total new cases reported Monday 34 total new resident deaths reported Monday 2 new non-resident deaths reported Monday SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total recorded cases in SWFL: 38,670 (up from 38,595) Deaths: 830 (unchanged) 75 total new cases reported Monday 0 new deaths reported Monday Lee County: 19,525 (up from 19,488) – 448 deaths Collier County: 12,234 (up from 12,209) – 192 deaths Charlotte County: 2,877 (up from 2,871) – 122 deaths DeSoto County: 1,536 (up from 1,534) – 23 deaths Glades County: 475 (unchanged) – 4 deaths Hendry County: 2,023 (up from 2,018) – 41 deaths TESTING NUMBERS Total tested (residents): 4,927,775 Total tested (non-residents): 20,300 Total positive (residents): 658,203 Total positive (non-residents): 7,527 Total negative (residents): 4,262,532 Total negative (non-residents): 12,746 Percent positive (residents): 13.38% Percent positive (non-residents): 37.13% 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. 14 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.