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FILE – In this Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, pharmacy technician Sochi Evans fills a syringe with a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Texas Southern University in Houston. Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline in the U.S. after a winter surge. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in the country dropped below 100,000 on Friday, Feb. 12 for the first time since November 4. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File) As of 2:30 p.m. Sunday, there have been 2,292,004 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 2,249,210 Florida residents and 42,794 non-Florida residents. There are 36,075 Florida resident deaths reported, 723 non-resident deaths, and 93,110 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: 2,292,004 (up from 2,289,522) Florida resident deaths: 36,075 (up from 36,056) Non-resident deaths: 723 (up from 720) Total deaths in state (Fla./non-Fla. residents combined): 36,776 (up from 36,776) 2,482 new cases reported Sunday 19 new resident deaths reported Sunday 3 new non-resident death reported Sunday Percent positive for new cases in Fla. residents: 4.36% 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: 131,864 (up from 131,681) Deaths: 2,146 (up from 2,144) 183 total new cases reported Sunday 2 new deaths reported Sunday Lee County: 72,162 cases (up from 72,043) – 986 deaths Collier County: 36,445 cases (up from 36,404) – 538 deaths Charlotte County: 13,131 (up from 13,112) – 425 deaths DeSoto County: 4,373 (up from 4,371) – 94 deaths (1 new) Glades County: 965 (no change) – 19 deaths Hendry County: 4,788 (up from 4,786) – 84 deaths (1 new) Click HERE* for a COVID-19 case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. 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: Food distributions in SWFL, week of May 17 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