Over 600 new Florida coronavirus cases in Monday's update; only 9 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 667 since yesterday morning as the virus spreads and as more people are tested across the state. The total number of cases in Florida is now 56,830.

The number of deaths has reached 2,460, an increase of nine since Sunday's update. Locally, Polk County noted two new deaths while Pinellas reported one.

Of the 56,830 cases, 55,415 are Florida residents while 1,415 are non-Florida residents currently in the state.

Bay Area COVID-19 cases by the numbers:

Hillsborough: 2,251

Pinellas: 1,313

Sarasota: 639

Manatee: 1,057

Sumter: 253

Polk: 1,038

Citrus: 122

Hernando: 115

Pasco: 388

Highlands: 130

DeSoto: 182

Hardee: 101

The state is not reporting a total number of "recovered" coronavirus patients or those currently hospitalized. As of Monday, 10,231 people had been hospitalized for treatment at some point.

A total of 1,041,318 people have been tested in the state as of Monday -- about 4.8% of the state's population -- according to the Florida Department of Health.

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

Florida resident cases in orange; Florida resident deaths in gray. Source: Fla. Dept. of Health.

While the number of new cases has trended up over the last few weeks, the number of deaths has trended down. In the last 30 days, the state has averaged just over 700 new cases per day. That’s down to a level that the health care system can handle, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

As Florida continues taking steps to ease restrictions put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, health experts say new cases and more deaths are expected.

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. The number of non-Florida residents who have died from the coronavirus while in the state is not reported.

If you feel sick:

The Florida Department of Health has opened a COVID-19 Call Center at 1-866-779-6121. Agents will answer questions around the clock. Questions may also be emailed to covid-19@flhealth.gov. Email responses will be sent during call center hours.

LINK: Florida's COVID-19 website

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