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A medic takes a swab for a COVID-19 test from a Washington State University Student at a mobile test site run by the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Pullman, Wash. (Geoff Crimmins/Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP) As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, there have been 2,296,785 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 2,253,896 Florida residents and 42,832 non-Florida residents. There are 36,227 Florida resident deaths reported, 727 non-resident deaths, and 93,148 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: 2,296,785 (up from 2,293,980) Florida resident deaths: 36,227 (up from 36,133) Non-resident deaths: 727 (up from 724) Total deaths in state (Fla./non-Fla. residents combined): 36,954 (up from 36,857) 2,805 new cases reported Tuesday 94 new resident deaths reported Tuesday 3 new non-resident death reported Tuesday Percent positive for new cases in Fla. 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: 132,288 (up from 132,044) Deaths: 2,150 (unchanged) 244 total new cases reported Tuesday 1 new death reported, 1 removed Tuesday Lee County: 72,432 cases (up from 72,272) – 987 deaths Collier County: 36,547 cases (up from 36,493) – 539 deaths (1 removed) Charlotte County: 13,163 (up from 13,144) – 426 deaths DeSoto County: 4,379 (up from 4,374) – 95 deaths (1 new) Glades County: 966 (up from 965) – 19 deaths Hendry County: 4,801 (up from 4,796) – 84 deaths 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