Sunday, July 5, 2020

Florida breaks coronavirus record with over 11K new cases reported in one day


By PAOLA PÉREZ ORLANDO SENTINEL |JUL 04, 2020 AT 11:08 AM
Florida reported 11,458 new coronavirus cases on Independence Day, shattering its record for daily reported cases in the state since the pandemic began.
The positivity rate for new cases was 14%, slightly lower than the highest reported rate during the past two weeks. That came June 23, when 16% of new cases tested positive.
The single-day record for new cases was last broken on Thursday with over 10,000 testing positive. To date, the state health department has reported a total of 190,052 cases.
Thursday and Saturday’s record-breaking reports are followed by June 27′s report with 9,585 cases, Friday’s report of 9,488 cases, and 8,942 cases posted on June 26, according to the department’s data.
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The death toll is now 3,702, which includes 18 new fatalities reported Saturday. With 101 additional deaths from non-Florida residents, the toll is 3,803.
These charts from the Florida Department of Health show the percentage of coronavirus tests which test positive. The first chart includes repeat positive results, and the second excludes them. The second chart specifically notes the percent positivity rate for newly reported cases.
These charts from the Florida Department of Health show the percentage of coronavirus tests which test positive. The first chart includes repeat positive results, and the second excludes them. The second chart specifically notes the percent positivity rate for newly reported cases.
Central Florida now has 31,313 cases, up 2,196 from a day earlier. There are 1,184 new cases in Orange for a total of 13,262, 246 in Polk for 4,906, 218 in Seminole for 3,205, 255 in Osceola for 2,781, 108 in Volusia for 2,604, 87 in Brevard for 2,453, 91 in Lake for 1,694, and seven in Sumter for 408. The region accounts for 16% of state cases. (See details on all Central Florida cases here).
Two of the deaths reported Saturday were in Central Florida: an 85-year-old man in Osceola County, and an 84-year-old man in Brevard County. These fatalities bring the regional death toll to 327.
Polk County still has the most coronavirus fatalities in Central Florida with 105, followed by 59 in Orange, 58 in Volusia, 26 in Osceola, 23 in Lake, 20 in Seminole, 19 in Brevard and 17 in Sumter.

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