Florida coronavirus: Resident, non-resident COVID-19 deaths surpass 20,000

TAMPA (WFLA) – The Florida Department of Health reported more than 10,500 new cases on Saturday.

New cases reported:

Saturday: 10,577
Friday: 11,699
Thursday: 11,335
Wednesday: 9,592
Tuesday: 7,985

Percent positive:

The health department received 150,682 test results from labs across the state on Friday. Of the results received, 9.93% were positive. This includes people who have been tested multiple times.

Friday: 9.93%
Thursday: 9.58%
Wednesday: 10.06%
Tuesday: 10.83%
Monday: 9.91%

Percent positivity:

The percent positivity for new cases was 7.91% on Friday. Percent positivity for new cases is the number of people who test PCR (nose swabs) or antigen-positive for the first time divided by all the people tested that day. That does not include people who already tested positive once and have been re-tested to see if they’re still infected.

Friday: 7.91%
Thursday: 7.90%
Wednesday: 8.07%
Tuesday: 8.64%
Monday: 7.92%

Florida Resident Fatalities: 19,785 total

Florida reported 71 new virus fatalities among residents on Saturday. The report does not mention the exact date of death, therefore the deaths announced may not be from the past 24 hours. It can sometimes take weeks for fatalities to be logged.

Saturday: 71
Friday: 123
Thursday: 129
Wednesday: 84
Tuesday: 96

Hospitalizations (57,986 since pandemic began):