7,364 new Florida coronavirus cases reported Sunday; 58 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 7,364 Sunday. According to the state's daily update, the total number of cases in Florida is now 992,661.
The number of Florida resident deaths has reached 18,500, an increase of 58 since Saturday's update. In addition, a total of 236 non-Floridians have died in the state.
Locally, Hillsborough County is reporting six new deaths, Hernando and Pinellas Counties are reporting four, Citrus is reporting three and Polk and Sarasota Counties are each reporting one new death.
Of the 992,661 cases, 976,944 are Florida residents while 15,717 are non-Florida residents currently in the state.
Bay Area COVID-19 cases by the numbers:
Hillsborough: 58,092
Pinellas: 32,808
Sarasota: 13,647
Manatee: 16,703
Sumter: 3,442
Polk: 27,481
Citrus: 4,731
Hernando: 4,969
Pasco: 14,783
Highlands: 3,737
DeSoto: 2,395
Hardee: 1,763
SOURCE: Florida Department of Health
The state is not reporting a total number of "recovered" coronavirus patients. As of Sunday, 4,059 Floridians were currently hospitalized for a primary diagnosis of COVID-19; in total, 54,706 have been hospitalized for treatment at some point.
A total of 8,856,133 residents have been tested in the state as of Saturday -- just over a third 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 Department of Health
The number of new cases had generally been trending down in September, mirroring the number of tests being given. But it has begun to increase again. The 10,105 new cases reported Nov. 15 was the highest since July 25.
The rate of positive new tests has declined from its summertime peak, remaining below 10% for several months, but it has also begun to increase again. It was at 7.85% on Sunday, the most recent date available.
After peaking in July, the number of deaths also began a downward trend in August that continued through October -- 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 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, and data can take days or weeks to validate. 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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