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St. John’s Well Child & Family Center workers prepare to test a woman for COVID-19 at a free mobile test clinic set up outside Walker Temple AME Church in South Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 15, 2020 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) As of 11 a.m. Thursday, there have been 744,988 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 735,685 Florida residents and 9,303 non-Florida residents. There are 15,736 Florida resident deaths reported, 196 non-resident deaths, and 46,693 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: 744,988 (up from 741,632) Florida resident deaths: 15,736 (up from 15,595) Non-resident deaths: 196 (up from 193) Total deaths in state (FL/non-FL residents combined): 15,932 (up from 15,788) 3,356 total new cases reported Thursday 141 total new resident deaths reported Thursday 3 new non-resident deaths reported Thursday Percent positive for new cases in FL residents: 5.16% This percent is the number of people who test PCR- or antigen-positive for the first time divided by all the people tested that day, excluding people who have previously tested positive. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NUMBERS Total recorded cases in SWFL: 42,691 (up from 42,476) Deaths: 958 (up from 950) 215 total new cases reported Thursday 8 new deaths reported Thursday Lee County: 21,613 (up from 21,489) – 489 deaths (4 new) Collier County: 13,432 (up from 13,382) – 242 deaths (3 new) Charlotte County: 3,316 (up from 3,287) – 151 deaths (1 new) DeSoto County: 1,609 (up from 1,609) – 27 deaths Glades County: 584 (up from 581) – 6 deaths Hendry County: 2,137 (up from 2,128) – 43 deaths TESTING NUMBERS Total tested (residents): 5,628,675 Total tested (non-residents): 22,049 Total positive (residents): 735,685 Total positive (non-residents): 9,303 Total negative (residents): 4,885,833 Total negative (non-residents): 12,700 The remainder of the tests is still pending or inconclusive, according to the FDOH website. Click HERE* for a SWFL case-by-case breakdown – updated daily. *If not linked, the report has not yet been made available. 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 Oct. 12 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.