Saturday’s Coronavirus Updates: 9,585 new cases reported in Florida, 24 new deaths

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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)

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LINK: Florida Department of Health COVID-19 updates

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