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Health care workers use a nasal swab to test a person for COVID-19 at a pop up testing site at the Koinonia Worship Center and Village on July 22, 2020 in Pembroke Park, Florida. The tests where being donated by the emergency management firm CDR Maguire and GENETWORx Lab as the state of Florida battles against a spike in coronavirus cases. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) As of 11 a.m. Thursday, there have been 611,991 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 605,342 Florida residents and 6,649 non-Florida residents. There are 10,868 Florida resident deaths reported, 143 non-resident deaths, and 37,718 hospitalizations at some point during illness, according to the Florida Department of Health. *Numbers are released by the DOH daily at approximately 11 a.m. but are occasionally delayed. STATEWIDE NUMBERS Total number of recorded cases: 611,991 (up from 608,722) Florida resident deaths: 10,868 (up from 10,733) Non-resident deaths: 143 (up from 137) 3,269 total new cases reported Thursday 135 total new resident deaths reported Thursday 6 new non-resident deaths reported Thursday TESTING NUMBERS Total tested (residents): 4,504,911 Total tested (non-residents): 19,292 Total positive (residents): 605,342 Total positive (non-residents): 6,649 Total negative (residents): 3,892,752 Total negative (non-residents): 12,621 Percent positive (residents): 13.46% Percent positive (non-residents): 34.50% The remainder of the tests is still pending or inconclusive, according to the FDOH website. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total recorded cases in SWFL: 36,272 (up from 36,031) Deaths: 758 (up from 750) 241 total new cases reported Thursday 8 new deaths reported Thursday Lee County: 18,332 (up from 18,217) – 414 deaths (5 new) Collier County: 11,471 (up from 11,376) – 172 deaths (2 new) Charlotte County: 2,602 (up from 2,582) – 109 deaths (1 new) DeSoto County: 1,460 (up from 1,457) – 21 deaths Glades County: 452 (up from 451) – 3 deaths Hendry County: 1,955 (up from 1,948) – 39 deaths Click HERE for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. 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. 24 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 <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span></span> *The map is best viewed on a desktop computer. If you don’t see the map above tap HERE for a fullscreen version.