3,306 new Florida coronavirus cases reported Thursday; 164 new deaths

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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 3,306 Thursday. According to the state's daily update, the total number of cases in Florida is now 726,013.

The number of Florida resident deaths has reached 15,068, an increase of 164 since Wednesday's update. In addition, a total of 186 non-Floridians have died in the state.

Locally, Hillsborough County reported 10 new deaths, Polk and Sarasota each reported seven, Pasco reported six, Hernando reported five, Manatee reported four, while Pinellas and Sumter each reported two.

Of the 726,013 cases, 717,148 are Florida residents while 8,865 are non-Florida residents currently in the state.

Bay Area COVID-19 cases by the numbers:

Hillsborough: 43,578
Pinellas: 22,822
Sarasota: 8,518
Manatee: 11,943
Sumter: 2,593
Polk: 20,814
Citrus: 2,898
Hernando: 3,291
Pasco: 9,652
Highlands: 2,301
DeSoto: 1,593
Hardee: 1,431

Florida new resident cases in orange; new resident deaths in gray. Note: Deaths usually appear to be trending down because of the delay in confirming the last few days of data. Source: Fla. Dept. of Health.

The state is not reporting a total number of "recovered" coronavirus patients. As of Thursday, 2,144 Floridians were currently hospitalized for a primary diagnosis of COVID-19; in total, 45,483 have been hospitalized for treatment at some point.

A total of 5,496,985 residents have been tested in the state as of Thursday -- about 25.6% of the state's population -- according to the Florida Department of Health.

LINK: County-by-county Florida coronavirus cases and ZIP code map

Source: Florida Dept. of Health

Last Monday's 738 new cases represented the first time in 118 days that the increase was less than 1,000 and the only day since. 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 two months. It was at 4.57% on Wednesday, 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.

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Source: Florida Dept. 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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