Friday’s Coronavirus Updates: 2,660 new cases, 110 new deaths reported in Florida

Writer: Derrick Shaw
Published: Updated:
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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 711,804 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 703,212 Florida residents and 8,592 non-Florida residents. There are 14,554 Florida resident deaths reported, 176 non-resident deaths, and 44,489 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: 711,804 (up from 709,144)
Florida resident deaths: 14,554 (up from 14,444)
Non-resident deaths: 176 (up from 175)
Total deaths in state (FL/non-FL residents combined): 14,730 (up from 14,619)

  • 2,660 total new cases reported Friday
  • 110 total new resident deaths reported Friday
  • 1 new non-resident deaths reported Friday
  • Percent positive for new cases in FL residents: 3.76%
    • 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: 40,758 (up from 40,667)
Deaths: 910 (up from 908)

  • 91 total new cases reported Friday
  • 2 new deaths reported Friday *4 new deaths reported; 2 redacted

Lee County: 20,638 (up from 20,586) – 476 deaths *(1 redacted)
Collier County: 12,811 (up from 12,789) – 225 deaths (1 new)
Charlotte County: 3,105 (up from 3,097) – 138 deaths (2 new)
DeSoto County: 1,577 (up from 1,573) – 26 deaths (1 new)
Glades County: 547 (up from 545) – 4 deaths
Hendry County: 2,080 (up from 2,077) – 41 deaths *(1 redacted)

TESTING NUMBERS

Total tested (residents): 5,337,443
Total tested (non-residents): 21,260
Total positive (residents): 703,212
Total positive (non-residents): 8,592
Total negative (residents): 4,627,094
Total negative (non-residents): 12,623

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.


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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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