1,844 new Florida coronavirus cases on Sunday; 43 new deaths
TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health says the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 1,844 Sunday. According to the state's daily update, the total number of cases in Florida is now 716,459.
The number of Florida resident deaths has reached 14,671, an increase of 43 since Saturday's update. In addition, a total of 174 non-Floridians have died in the state.
Locally, Hillsborough County is reporting three new deaths and Sarasota and Hernando Counties are each reporting one.
Of the 716,459 cases, 707,751 are Florida residents while 8,708 are non-Florida residents currently in the state.
Bay Area COVID-19 cases by the numbers:
Hillsborough: 42,891
Pinellas: 22,509
Sarasota: 8,343
Manatee: 11,766
Sumter: 2,446
Polk: 20,425
Citrus: 2,835
Hernando: 3,239
Pasco: 9,476
Highlands: 2,235
DeSoto: 1,582
Hardee: 1,399
Source: Florida Department of Health
The state is not reporting a total number of "recovered" coronavirus patients. As of Sunday, 2,046 Floridians were currently hospitalized for a primary diagnosis of COVID-19; in total, 44,709 have been hospitalized for treatment at some point.
A total of 5,382,685 residents have been tested in the state as of Sunday -- about 25% of the state's population -- according to the Florida Department of Health.
Source: Florida Department of Health
Monday's 738 new cases represented the first time in 118 days that the increase was less than 1,000. The number of new cases has generally trended down over the last few weeks, mirroring the number of tests being given. Gov. Ron DeSantis says that's good enough to move to Phase 3 of the reopening plan.
The rate of positive new tests has declined from its summertime peak, remaining below 10% for over 40 days. It was at 3.74% on Saturday, the most recent date available.
After peaking in July, the number of deaths also began a downward trend in August that continued through September -- though "significant delays" in data reporting, as the state says, make interpreting short-term trends from that statistic less reliable.
Source: Florida Department of Health
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Editor's note: The number of new cases and deaths reported each day does not necessarily reflect the day that the case was confirmed. The state says some private testing labs dump large batches of test results which include cases from previous days. Stats for today and previous days will likely change in the future as the state reviews more cases and updates retroactive data.
The state's number of deaths represents permanent Florida residents who have died from COVID-19.
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