Florida surpasses 2 million total COVID-19 cases

TAMPA (WFLA) – The Florida Department of Health added a total of 5,105 new coronavirus cases in Saturday’s report, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the state over 2 million since the pandemic began just more than a year ago.

New cases reported (2,004,362 total since start of pandemic):

Saturday: 5,105
Friday: 5,140
Thursday: 5,093
Wednesday: 4,599
Tuesday: 4,791

Percent positive:

The latest report from the Florida Department of Health shows the state received 112,184 PCR or antigen lab results from across the state on Friday. Of those tests, the state says 7.08% were positive.

Friday: 7.08%
Thursday: 6.35%
Wednesday: 6.17%
Tuesday: 7.16%
Monday: 7.86%

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 5.39% 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: 5.39%
Thursday: 5.02%
Wednesday: 5.56%
Tuesday: 5.57
Monday: 5.95%

New Florida resident deaths (32,713 total since start of pandemic):

Health officials reported 62 new coronavirus deaths among Florida residents in Saturday’s report, increasing the total number of Floridians who have died during the pandemic to 32,713. The total of non-resident deaths is 624.

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.

Saturday: 62
Friday: 53
Thursday: 94
Wednesday: 55
Tuesday: 101

New hospitalizations (83,381 cumulative since pandemic began):

Saturday: 192
Friday: 192
Thursday: 211
Wednesday: 202
Tuesday: 277

COVID-19 vaccinations administered:

A total of 4,819,429 people have been vaccinated in Florida. Of those, 2,529,934 have received their full two-dose series, and 145,041 completed one-dose series of the vaccine, while 2,144,454 have only received the first dose. The majority of those who have been vaccinated in Florida are in the 65 to 74 age group.

Friday: 109,396
Thursday: 139,495
Wednesday: 106,503
Tuesday: 125,936
Monday: 85,849

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