Florida crosses 200,000 positive cases of COVID-19

Jul 5, 2020 11:15 am
COVID-19 Florida
COVID-19 Florida

The Florida Department of Health reported 10,059 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 200,111 cases as of the July 4th report.

It precedes the highest single day reported by the FDOH of 11,455 yesterday. It is the second day Florida has gone over 10,000 cases in a single day, and the third time in the last four days.

The FDOH also reported 53,768 new tests from Saturday. The positive rate was 18.7% of the total, according to the report.

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Here is a breakdown of the new coronavirus cases reported by the state each day for the past 10 days:
  • June 25: 5,004
  • June 26: 8,942
  • June 27: 9,585
  • 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

Statewide hospitalizations­­­ are at 15,896 an increase of 160. The state is not reporting a total number of “recovered” COVID-19 patients, or those currently hospitalized.

3,832 people have died from the virus, an increase of 29 over the day before.

Here are the local figures for total positive tests:

Alachua County is at 1,578 – up 72 from yesterday.

Gilchrist County 114 – up 2 from yesterday

Columbia County 361 – up 13 from yesterday.

Levy County 210 – up 8 from yesterday.

Bradford County 95 up 1 from yesterday.

In Alachua County towns:

Alachua/LaCrosse/Worthington Springs 83 – up 7 from yesterday.

Archer 22 – up 3 from yesterday.

Hawthorne 16 – up 2 from yesterday.

High Springs 29 – up 1 from yesterday.

Micanopy 8 – no change.

Newberry 64 – up 7 from yesterday.

Waldo 8 – up 1 from yesterday.

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