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TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health says the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 2,423 Sunday. According to the state's daily update, the total number of cases in Florida is now 663,994.
The number of Florida resident deaths has reached 12,608, an increase of eight since Saturday's update. In addition, a total of 156 non-Floridians have died in the state. Locally, Hillsborough County is reporting one additional death.
Of the 663,994 cases, 656,485 are Florida residents while 7,509 are non-Florida residents currently in the state.
Bay Area COVID-19 cases by the numbers:
Hillsborough: 39,450
Pinellas: 20,922
Sarasota: 7,619
Manatee: 10,886
Sumter: 2,103
Polk:18,473
Citrus: 2,469
Hernando: 2,884
Pasco: 8,527
Highlands: 1,996
DeSoto: 1,534
Hardee: 1,224
SOURCE: Florida Department of Health
The state is not reporting a total number of "recovered" coronavirus patients. As of Sunday, 2,627 Floridians were currently hospitalized for a primary diagnosis of COVID-19; in total, 41,297 have been hospitalized for treatment at some point.
A total of 4,930,974 residents have been tested in the state as of Sunday -- about 22.9% of the state's population -- according to the Florida Department of Health.
SOURCE: Florida Department of Health
Today's new case number represents the 103rd straight day with new cases near or over 1,000 per day. The rate of positive new tests increased during that time period, but has begun to trend down, remaining below 10% for over three weeks. It was at 4.26% on Saturday, the most recent date available.
The number of new cases has generally trended down over the last few weeks, mirroring the number of tests being given.
After peaking in July, the number of deaths also began a downward trend in August -- 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
PDF: DOH's full county-by-county COVID-19 case report
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.
MAP: Florida coronavirus cases by county
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