Florida coronavirus: State reports 11,682 new cases, 249 new hospitalizations

TAMPA (WFLA) – The Florida Department of Health reported more than 11,500 new cases on Saturday.

New cases reported:

Saturday: 11,682
Friday: 13,000
Thursday: 13,148
Wednesday: 11,561
Tuesday: 9,411

Percent positive:

The health department received 156,425 test results from labs across the state on Friday. Of the results received, 10.27% were positive. This includes people who have been tested multiple times.

Friday: 10.27%
Thursday: 10.62%
Wednesday: 10.50%
Tuesday: 11.31%
Monday: 11.96%

Percent positivity:

The percent positivity for new cases was 8.35% 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: 8.35%
Thursday: 8.75%
Wednesday: 8.84%
Tuesday: 9.28%
Monday: 9.64%

Florida Resident Fatalities: 20,473 total

Florida reported 72 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: 72
Friday: 96
Thursday: 101
Wednesday: 122
Tuesday: 79

Hospitalizations (59,851 since pandemic began):