Florida's COVID-19 cases top 600,000 Sunday; 10,325 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 2,974 Sunday as the virus spreads and as more people are tested across the state. The total number of cases in Florida is now 600,571.
The number of Florida resident deaths has reached 10,325 an increase of 51 since Saturday's update. In addition, a total of 137 non-Floridians have died in the state. Locally, Pinellas County is reporting four new deaths and Hillsborough County is reporting one.
Of the 600,571 cases, 594,287 are Florida residents while 6,284 are non-Florida residents currently in the state.
Bay Area COVID-19 cases by the numbers:
Hillsborough: 35,721
Pinellas: 19,431
Sarasota: 7,021
Manatee: 10,170
Sumter: 1,717
Polk: 16,251
Citrus: 1,969
Hernando: 2,441
Pasco: 7,758
Highlands: 1,735
DeSoto: 1,451
Hardee: 1,059
SOURCE: Florida Department of Health
The state is not reporting a total number of "recovered" coronavirus patients. As of Sunday, 4,578 Floridians were currently hospitalized for a primary diagnosis of COVID-19; in total, 36,468 have been hospitalized for treatment at some point.
A total of 4,435,417 residents have been tested in the state as of Saturday -- about 20.6% 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 Department of Health
Today's new case number represents the 82nd 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. It was at 5.52% 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. But the number of deaths has been on an upward trend -- 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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