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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 677,660 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 669,684 Florida residents and 7,976 non-Florida residents. There are 13,225 Florida resident deaths reported, 162 non-resident deaths, and 42,234 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: 677,660 (up from 674,456) Florida resident deaths: 13,225 (up from 13,086) Non-resident deaths: 162 (up from 161) Total deaths in state (FL/non-FL residents combined): 13,387 (up from 13,247) 3,204 total new cases reported Friday 139 total new resident deaths reported Friday 1 new non-resident deaths reported Friday SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total recorded cases in SWFL: 39,168 (up from 39,019) Deaths: 860 (up from 853) 149 total new cases reported Friday 7 new deaths reported Friday Lee County: 19,807 (up from 19,733) – 459 deaths (2 new) Collier County: 12,368 (up from 12,324) – 201 deaths (5 new) Charlotte County: 2,922 (up from 2,901) – 131 deaths DeSoto County: 1,543 (up from 1,540) – 23 deaths Glades County: 491 (up from 487) – 4 deaths Hendry County: 2,037 (up from 2,034) – 42 deaths TESTING NUMBERS Total tested (residents): 5,024,730 Total tested (non-residents): 20,614 Total positive (residents): 669,684 Total positive (non-residents): 7,976 Total negative (residents): 4,348,004 Total negative (non-residents): 12,597 Percent positive (residents): 13.35% Percent positive (non-residents): 38.77% 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.