Thursday’s Coronavirus Updates: 3,255 new cases, 147 new deaths reported in Florida

Writer: Derrick Shaw
Published: Updated:
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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. Thursday, there have been 674,456 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 666,507 Florida residents and *7,949 non-Florida residents. There are 13,086 Florida resident deaths reported, 161 non-resident deaths, and 42,047 hospitalizations at some point during illness, according to the Florida Department of Health.

*A number of non-Florida resident cases have been redacted.

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

STATEWIDE NUMBERS

Total number of recorded cases: 674,456 (up from 671,201)
Florida resident deaths: 13,086 (up from 12,939)
Non-resident deaths: 161 (unchanged)
Total deaths in state (FL/non-FL residents combined): 13,247 (up from 13,098)

  • 3,255 total new cases reported Thursday
  • 147 total new resident deaths reported Thursday
  • 0 new non-resident deaths reported Thursday

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS

Total recorded cases in SWFL: 39,019 (up from 38,834)
Deaths: 853 (up from 844)

  • 185 total new cases reported Thursday
  • 9 new deaths reported Thursday

Lee County: 19,733 (up from 19,617) – 457 deaths (4 new)
Collier County: 12,324 (up from 12,272) – 196 deaths (2 new)
Charlotte County: 2,901 (up from 2,895) – 131 deaths (3 new)
DeSoto County: 1,540 (unchanged) – 23 deaths
Glades County: 487 (up from 482) – 4 deaths
Hendry County: 2,034 (up from 2,028) – 42 deaths

Thursday’s testing numbers have not yet been released in their entirety. We will update this story as soon as the information becomes available.

TESTING NUMBERS

Total tested (residents): 4,997,489
Total tested (non-residents): 20,568
Total positive (residents): 666,507
Total positive (non-residents): 7,949
Total negative (residents): 4,323,939
Total negative (non-residents): 12,578
Percent positive (residents): 13.36%
Percent positive (non-residents): 38.72%

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

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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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