Friday’s Coronavirus Updates: 11,543 new cases and 210 new deaths

Author : jider

Publish Date : 2021-02-06 08:26:08

Friday’s Coronavirus Updates: 11,543 new cases and 210 new deaths

As of 2:30 p.m. Friday, there have been 1,763,873 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 1,731,931 Florida residents and 31,942 non-Florida residents. There are 27,457 Florida resident deaths reported, 456 non-resident deaths, and 73,970 hospitalizations at some point during illness, according to the Florida Department of Health.

According to the CDC, Florida has recorded 187 positive cases of COVID-19 variants as of Feb. 5. The type of variants is not specified on the table. Florida Department of Health and the CDC were previously investigating the evidence of the first known case of what is known as the UK COVID-19 variant on Dec. 31, 2020.

*Numbers are released by the DOH every afternoon.

STATEWIDE NUMBERS

Total number of recorded cases: 1,763,873 (up from 1,752,330)
Florida resident deaths: 27,457 (up from 27,247)
Non-resident deaths: 456 (up from 451)
Total deaths in state (Fla./non-Fla. residents combined): 27,913 (up from 27,698)

11,543 total new cases reported Friday
210 new resident deaths reported Friday
5 non-resident deaths subtracted Friday
Percent positive for new cases in Fla. residents: 5.80%
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: 100,493 (up from 100,039)
Deaths: 1,691 (up from 1,668)

454 total new cases reported Friday
23 new deaths reported Friday
Lee County: 53,786 cases (up from 53,549) – 828 deaths (15 new deaths)
Collier County: 28,361 (up from 28,224) – 419 deaths (5 new)
Charlotte County: 9,934 (up from 9,890) – 305 deaths (1 new)
DeSoto County: 3,445 (up from 3,427) – 67 deaths
Glades County: 870 (no change) – 13 deaths
Hendry County: 4,097 (up from 4,079) – 59 deaths (2 new)

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

*If not linked, the final report has not yet been made available.

TESTING DATA

Effective Oct. 27, the Florida Department of Health ceased releasing data showing overall testing numbers. Their statement: “The Florida Department of Health is making adjustments to the COVID-19 dashboard and daily report to provide clear, accurate information for Florida families. Moving forward, the daily report will focus on the number of tests reported to the state by day and the corresponding positivity rate by day. The previously reported cumulative number did not reflect the current status of the pandemic in Florida. This change is in line with the CDC recommendation that calculation of percent positivity [is] applied consistently and with clear communication, will allow public health officials to follow magnitude and trends effectively, and the trends will be useful for local public health decision making.”