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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. Friday, there have been 728,921 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 720,001 Florida residents and 8,920 non-Florida residents. There are 15,186 Florida resident deaths reported, 186 non-resident deaths, and 45,675 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: 728,921 (up from 726,013) Florida resident deaths: 15,186 (up from 15,068) Non-resident deaths: 186 (unchanged) Total deaths in state (FL/non-FL residents combined): 15,372 (up from 15,254) 2,908 total new cases reported Friday 118 total new resident deaths reported Friday 0 new non-resident deaths reported Friday Percent positive for new cases in FL residents: 4.12% 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: 41,793 (up from 41,633) Deaths: 932 (up from 925) 160 total new cases reported Friday 7 new deaths reported Friday Lee County: 21,175 (up from 21,089) – 481 deaths (2 new) Collier County: 13,139 (up from 13,089) – 234 deaths (2 new) Charlotte County: 3,202 (up from 3,186) – 143 deaths (1 new) DeSoto County: 1,597 (up from 1,593) – 27 deaths Glades County: 577 (unchanged) – 5 deaths Hendry County: 2,103 (up from 2,099) – 42 deaths (2 new) TESTING NUMBERS Total tested (residents): 5,503,775 Total tested (non-residents): 21,636 Total positive (residents): 720,001 Total positive (non-residents): 8,920 Total negative (residents): 4,776,570 Total negative (non-residents): 12,671 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.