Thursday’s Coronavirus Updates: 10,109 new cases in Florida, 11-year-old child dies from virus

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As of 11 a.m. Thursday, there have been 169,106 positive cases of the coronavirus in the state. The case count includes 166,303 Florida residents and 2,803 non-Florida residents. There are 3,617 Florida resident deaths reported, 101 non-resident deaths Iand 15,150 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health.

There have been 2,033,794 tests administered in Florida. A total of 169,106 tests have come back positive, and 1,863,077 tests have come back negative. The remainder are still pending or inconclusive, according to the FDOH website.

An 11-year-old boy from Miami-Dade County has died from the virus, as reported by the state, making him the youngest person to die from COVID-19 in the state. He had no known travel or contact with another positive case.

*Numbers are released by the DOH daily at approximately 11 a.m.

STATEWIDE NUMBERS

Total number of cases: 169,106 (up from 158,997)
Florida resident deaths: 3,617 (up from 3,550)
Non-resident deaths: 101 (up from 100)

  • 10,109 total new cases reported Thursday.
  • 67 total new resident deaths reported Thursday.
  • 1 total new non-resident deaths reported Thursday.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS

Total cases in SWFL: 13,419 (up from 12,816)
Deaths: 355 (up from 352)

  • 603 total new cases reported Thursday.
  • 3 new deaths reported Thursday.

Lee County: 6,223 (up from 5,869) – 161 deaths (2 new)
Collier County: 4,539 (up from 4,376) – 82 deaths (1 new)
Charlotte County: 836 (up from 793) – 76 deaths
DeSoto County: 661 (up from 634) – 10 deaths
Glades County: 167 (down from 164) – 1 death
Hendry County: 993 (up from 980) – 25 deaths

Click HERE for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily.

In the past 24 hours, SWFL reported the results of 2264 tests, 603 of which were positive. (Keep in mind, Glades County redacted nine tests and 11 positives. This is the gross total.)
That’s 26.63% positive today, bringing the seven-day average to 23.78%

Percent of test results reported each day in SWFL that come back positive, July 2, 2020. (WINK News)

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LINK: Florida Department of Health COVID-19 updates

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