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Credit: MGN As of 11 a.m. Thursday, there have been 510,389 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 504,768 Florida residents and 5,621 non-Florida residents. There are 7,747 Florida resident deaths reported, 124 non-resident deaths and 29,131 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 3,863,276 tests administered in Florida. A total of 510,389 tests have come back positive, and 3,346,947 tests have come back negative. The remainder are still pending or inconclusive, according to the FDOH website. *Numbers are released by the DOH daily at approximately 11 a.m. STATEWIDE NUMBERS Total number of recorded cases: 510,389 (up from 502,739) Florida resident deaths: 7,747 (up from 7,627) Non-resident deaths: 124 (unchanged) 7,650 total new cases reported Thursday 120 total new resident deaths reported Thursday 0 total new non-resident deaths reported Thursday SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total recorded cases in SWFL: 31,780 (up from 31,518) Deaths: 598 (up from 591) 262 total new cases reported Thursday 7 new deaths reported Thursday Lee County: 16,090 (up from 15,961) – 323 deaths (6 new) Collier County: 10,118 (up from 10,050) – 130 deaths (1 new) Charlotte County: 2,144 (up from 2,104) – 89 deaths DeSoto County: 1,321 (up from 1,313) – 16 deaths Glades County: 398 (up from 396) – 3 deaths Hendry County: 1,709 (up from 1,694) – 37 deaths Click HERE for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. COVID-19 positive test results in SWFL, Aug. 6, 2020. (WINK News) RESOURCES NOW HIRING: SWFL companies adding jobs #GulfshoreStrong: Covering people making a difference in SWFL FOOD PANTRIES: Harry Chapin mobile food pantry schedule, week of Aug. 3 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.