Florida coronavirus: State reports 5,093 new cases, 94 new deaths

TAMPA (WFLA) – Florida’s health department added a total of 5,093 new coronavirus cases in Thursday’s report, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the state to 1,994,117 since the pandemic began just more than a year ago.

New cases reported (1,994,117 total since start of pandemic):

Thursday: 5,093
Wednesday: 4,599
Tuesday: 4,791
Monday: 2,826
Sunday: 3,699

Percent positive:

The latest report from the Florida Department of Health shows the state received 129,019 PCR or antigen lab results from across the state on Wednesday. Of those tests, the state says 6.17% were positive.

Wednesday: 6.17%
Tuesday: 7.16%
Monday: 7.86%
Sunday: 8.89%
Saturday: 7.79%

Percent positive includes people who have been tested multiple times for the virus but a person is only counted once each day, even if multiple results are received for them.

Percent positivity:

The percent positivity for new cases was 5.56% on Wednesday. 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.

Wednesday: 5.56%
Tuesday: 5.57
Monday: 5.95%
Sunday: 6.13%
Saturday: 5.69%

New Florida resident deaths (32,598 total since start of pandemic):

Health officials reported 94 new coronavirus deaths among Florida residents in Thursday’s report, increasing the total number of Floridians who have died during the pandemic to 32,504. The total of non-resident deaths is 621.

The daily report from the health department does not provide the exact date of each death, which means the deaths reported may not be from the past 24 hours. It can sometimes take weeks for fatalities to be logged.

Thursday: 94
Wednesday: 55
Tuesday: 101
Monday: 93
Sunday: 30

New hospitalizations (82,997 cumulative since pandemic began):

Thursday: 211
Wednesday: 202
Tuesday: 277
Monday: 51
Sunday: 54

COVID-19 vaccinations administered:

A total of 4,570,538 people have been vaccinated in Florida. Of those, 2,533,865 have received their full two-dose series, and 130,875 completed one-dose series of the vaccine, while 2,016,673 have only received the first dose. The majority of those who have been vaccinated in Florida are in the 65 to 74 age group.

Wednesday: 106,503
Tuesday: 125,936
Monday: 85,849
Sunday: 48,064
Saturday: 63,038

Here’s a county-by-county breakdown of cases in the Tampa Bay area: