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Coronavirus, COVID-19. CREDIT: Cropped Photo: Governor Tom Wolf / CC BY 2.0 As of 11 a.m. Thursday, there have been 709,144 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 700,602 Florida residents and 8,542 non-Florida residents. There are 14,444 Florida resident deaths reported, 175 non-resident deaths, and 44,320 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: 709,144 (up from 706,516) Florida resident deaths: 14,444 (up from 14,315) Non-resident deaths: 175 (up from 171) Total deaths in state (FL/non-FL residents combined): 14,619 (up from 14,486) 2,628 total new cases reported Thursday 129 total new resident deaths reported Thursday 4 new non-resident deaths reported Thursday Percent positive for new cases in FL residents: 4.65% This percent is the number of people who test PCR- or antigen-positive for the first time divided by all the people tested that day, excluding people who have previously tested positive. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total recorded cases in SWFL: 40,667 (up from 40,538) Deaths: 902 (up from 896) 129 total new cases reported Thursday 12 new deaths reported Thursday Lee County: 20,586 (up from 20,516) – 477 deaths (9 new) Collier County: 12,789 (up from 12,751) – 224 deaths (3 new) Charlotte County: 3,097 (up from 3,082) – 136 deaths DeSoto County: 1,573 (up from 1,571) – 25 deaths Glades County: 545 (up from 542) – 4 deaths Hendry County: 2,077 (up from 2,076) – 42 deaths TESTING NUMBERS Total tested (residents): 5,311,806 Total tested (non-residents): 21,211 Total positive (residents): 700,602 Total positive (non-residents): 8,542 Total negative (residents): 4,604,067 Total negative (non-residents): 12,624 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. 28 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.