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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 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 *The map is best viewed on a desktop computer. If you don’t see the map above tap HERE for a fullscreen version.