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Credit: MGN As of 11 a.m. Saturday, there have been 132,545 positive cases of the coronavirus in the state. The case count includes 130,092 Florida residents and 2,453 non-Florida residents. There are 3,390 deaths reported and 14,136 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 1,830,791 tests administered in Florida. A total of 132,545 tests have come back positive, and 1,696,980 tests have come back negative. The remainder are still pending, according to the FDOH website. *Numbers are released by the DOH daily at approximately 11 a.m. STATEWIDE NUMBERS Total number of cases: 132,545 (up from 122,960) Deaths: 3,390 (up from 3,366) 9,585 total new cases reported Saturday. 24 total new deaths reported Saturday. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total cases in SWFL: 11,236 (up from 10,736) Deaths: 334 (up from 333) 500 total new cases reported Saturday. 1 total new deaths reported Saturday. Lee County: 4,956 (up from 4,757) – 152 deaths Collier County: 3,966 (up from 3,778) – 70 deaths Charlotte County: 687 (up from 657) – 76 deaths DeSoto County: 574 (up from 539) – 10 deaths Glades County: 158 (up from 151) – 1 death Hendry County: 895 (up from 851) – 25 deaths (1 new) Click HERE for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. In the past 24 hours, SWFL reported the results of 2,755 tests. Of those tests, 500 were positive. That’s 18.15% positive Saturday, bringing the seven-day average to 18.13% Southwest Florida Percent of Tests Coming Back Positive Each Day, Saturday, June 27, 2020 (WINK News) RESOURCES NOW HIRING: SWFL companies adding jobs as business picks up amid coronavirus crisis #GulfshoreStrong: Covering people making a difference in SWFL FOOD PANTRIES: Harry Chapin mobile food pantry schedule, week of June 22 REPORT COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS/TEST: International self-reporting system IF YOU FEEL SICK: The Florida Department of Health has opened a 24-hour COVID-19 Call Center at 1-866-779-6121. Questions may also be emailed to covid-19@flhealth.gov. Email responses will be sent during call center hours. LINK: Florida Department of Health COVID-19 updates *The map is best viewed on a desktop computer. If you don’t see the map above tap HERE for a fullscreen version.