The Florida Department of Health reported 8,935 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 232,718 cases as of the July 8th report.
The FDOH also reported 48,586 new tests from Wednesday. The positive rate was 18.39% of the total, according to the report.
- June 28: 8,530
- June 29: 5,266
- June 30: 6,093
- July 1: 6,535
- July 2: 10,109
- July 3: 9,488
- July 4: 11,455
- July 5: 10,059
- July 6: 6,336
- July 7: 7,347
- July 8: 9,989
- July 9: 8,935
Statewide hospitalizations are at 17,167 an increase of 409. The state is not reporting a total number of “recovered” COVID-19 patients, or those currently hospitalized.
4,009 people have died from the virus in Florida, an increase of 120 over the day before.
Here are the local figures for total positive tests:
Alachua County is at 1,871 – up 79 from yesterday.
Gilchrist County 124 – up 5 from yesterday
Columbia County 421 – up 29 from yesterday.
Levy County 239 – waiting on update.
Bradford County 113 – up 10 from yesterday.
In Alachua County towns:
Alachua/LaCrosse/Worthington Springs 94 – down 6 from yesterday.
Archer 29 – up 1 from yesterday.
Hawthorne 18 – no change from yesterday.
High Springs 32 – no change from yesterday.
Micanopy 9 – up 1 from yesterday.
Newberry 77 – up 3 from yesterday.
Waldo 8 – no change from yesterday.