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A health care worker directs a person to use a nasal swab for a self administered test at a federally funded COVID-19 testing site at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium on July 23, 2020 in Miami. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) As of 11 a.m. Thursday, there have been 726,013 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 717,148 Florida residents and 8,865 non-Florida residents. There are 15,068 Florida resident deaths reported, 186 non-resident deaths, and 45,483 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: 726,013 (up from 722,707) Florida resident deaths: 15,068 (up from 14,904) Non-resident deaths: 186 (up from 180) Total deaths in state (FL/non-FL residents combined): 15,254 (up from 15,084) 3,306 total new cases reported Thursday 164 total new resident deaths reported Thursday 6 new non-resident deaths reported Thursday Percent positive for new cases in FL residents: 4.56% 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: 41,633 (up from 41,366) Deaths: 925 (up from 919) 267 total new cases reported Thursday 6 new deaths reported Thursday Lee County: 21,089 (up from 20,944) – 479 deaths (2 new) Collier County: 13,089 (up from 13,010) – 232 deaths (2 new) Charlotte County: 3,186 (up from 3,175) – 142 deaths (2 new) DeSoto County: 1,593 (up from 1,590) – 27 deaths Glades County: 577 (up from 553) – 5 deaths Hendry County: 2,099 (up from 2,094) – 40 deaths TESTING NUMBERS Total tested (residents): 5,475,395 Total tested (non-residents): 21,590 Total positive (residents): 717,148 Total positive (non-residents): 8,865 Total negative (residents): 4,751,065 Total negative (non-residents): 12,680 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 Oct. 5 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.