Warm, dry and breezy afternoon after a comfortable morningEvent held in Naples for National Crime Victims Week
A health care worker directs a person to use a nasal swab for a self administered test at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing center at Miami Beach Convention Center Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP) As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, there have been 2,096,747 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 2,057,359 Florida residents and 39,388 non-Florida residents. There are 33,822 Florida resident deaths reported, 654 non-resident deaths, and 86,292 hospitalizations at some point during illness, according to the Florida Department of Health. For state and county-by-county breakdown of vaccine administration, click here. *Numbers are released by the DOH every afternoon. STATEWIDE NUMBERS Total number of recorded cases: 2,096,747 (up from 2,090,862) Florida resident deaths: 33,822 (up from 33,780) Non-resident deaths: 654 (unchanged) Total deaths in state (Fla./non-Fla. residents combined): 34,476 (up from 34,434) 5,885 new cases reported Wednesday 42 new resident deaths reported Wednesday 0 new non-resident deaths reported Wednesday Percent positive for new cases in Fla. residents: 6.95% 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: 118,570 (up from 118,229) Deaths: 2,012 (up from 2,010) 341 total new cases reported Wednesday 2 new deaths reported Wednesday Lee County: 63,957 cases (up from 63,774) – 932 deaths (2 new) Collier County: 33,179 (up from 33,074) – 505 deaths Charlotte County: 11,882 (up from 11,842) – 393 deaths DeSoto County: 4,118 (up from 4,115) – 86 deaths Glades County: 930 (up from 929) – 19 deaths Hendry County: 4,504 (up from 4,495) – 77 deaths Click HERE* for a COVID-19 case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. *If not linked, the final report has not yet been made available. TESTING DATA Effective Oct. 27, the Florida Department of Health ceased releasing data showing overall testing numbers. Their statement: “The Florida Department of Health is making adjustments to the COVID-19 dashboard and daily report to provide clear, accurate information for Florida families. Moving forward, the daily report will focus on the number of tests reported to the state by day and the corresponding positivity rate by day. The previously reported cumulative number did not reflect the current status of the pandemic in Florida. This change is in line with the CDC recommendation that calculation of percent positivity [is] applied consistently and with clear communication, will allow public health officials to follow magnitude and trends effectively, and the trends will be useful for local public health decision making.” RESOURCES VACCINE IN SWFL: COVID-19 vaccine schedules and information for SWFL VACCINE IN FLORIDA: State of Florida’s COVID-19 vaccine reports NOW HIRING: SWFL companies adding jobs FOOD PANTRIES: Harry Chapin mobile food pantry schedule, week of April 5 REPORT COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS/TEST: International self-reporting system IF YOU FEEL SICK: The Florida Department of Health has 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.