Florida Coronavirus Update: 135 New Deaths, 3,169 New Cases

Bradenton FL

28 August, 2020

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TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida health officials reported 135 new coronavirus deaths Thursday along with 3,169 new cases of the virus. Thursday marked Florida's 15th straight day of positivity under 10 percent while officials reported a new statewide positive case total of 611,991 cases, up from 608,722 a day earlier. Health officials said the daily positivity rate is calculated by taking 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. See related: A 3 Hour Pop-Up Coronavirus Test Site In St. PeteMiami-Area Restaurants Get Forks Up To Reopen Indoor DiningFlorida Teachers Win Court Ruling In Back-To-School ChallengeDolphins Announce Return Of Fans To Hard Rock Stadium The total number of deaths in Florida rose to 10,868 on Thursday, up from 10,733 a day earlier. Florida's most recent one-day record of 276 reported deaths was set on Aug. 11. Health officials reported another 143 deaths involving non-Florida residents who died in Florida. Florida's overall positivity rate was at 13.53 percent Thursday based on 4,524,203 total tests. Don't miss updates about precautions in Florida as they are announced. Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters. Thirty-four of Florida's 67 counties reported new deaths Thursday. That compares to 156 new deaths Wednesday (health officials reported 153), 183 new deaths Tuesday, 72 new deaths Monday, 52 new deaths on Sunday (health officials reported 51), 106 new deaths Saturday, 122 new deaths on Friday (health officials reported 119) and 118 new deaths last Thursday (health officials reported 117). Here's a breakdown of the counties reporting new deaths: Miami-Dade County reported 29 new deaths.Broward County reported nine new deaths.Palm Beach County reported 16 new deaths.Marion County reported nine new deaths.Sarasota County reported seven new deaths.Pinellas County reported six new deaths.Brevard County reported five new deaths.Indian River County reported five new deaths.Lee County reported five new deaths.Escambia County reported four new deaths.Orange County reported four new deaths.Duval County reported three new deaths.Highlands County reported three new deaths.Hillsborough County reported three new deaths.St. Lucie County reported three new deaths.Clay County reported two new deaths.Collier County reported two new deaths.Manatee County reported two new deaths.Polk County reported two new deaths.St. Johns County reported two new deaths.Bay, County reported one new death.Charlotte County reported one new death.Citrus County reported one new death.Columbia County reported one new death.Gulf County reported one new death.Holmes County reported one new death.Lake County reported one new death.Leon County reported one new death.Martin County reported one new death.Okeechobee County reported one new death.Pasco County reported one new death.Santa Rosa County reported one new death.Sumter County reported one new death.Volusia County reported one new death. The state reported 37,718 hospitalizations, up from 37,404 hospitalizations a day earlier. That represents an increase of 314 new hospitalizations over the previous day. State health officials also reported a total of 4,289 current hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 as of Thursday, a decline from 4,398 current hospitalizations a day earlier. In an effort to provide as much information to our readers as possible, Patch has been publishing a daily county-by-county breakdown of the coronavirus cases in Florida's 67 counties, along with the median age of patients, the number of hospital cases by county and the number of deaths. Miami-Dade, which includes Miami and Miami Beach, reported 154,757 cases of the virus as of Thursday. Nearby Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, reported 70,147 cases. Palm Beach County, which includes Palm Beach, West Palm and Boca Raton, reported 41,195 cases. Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, reported 36,354 cases. Orange County, which includes Orlando, reported 35,245 cases. Patch updates this chart once each day based on data provided by the Florida Department of Health. The counties that reported new deaths Thursday are shown in bold. Here is the most recent data available: CountyTotal Cases (includes nonresidents)Median Age (as of 8.5)Number of Hospital Cases (Florida residents)Deaths By County (Florida residents)1. Alachua County5,05331290312. Baker County1,132414543. Bay County5,28941292774. Bradford County673463955. Brevard County7,092426332056. Broward County70,147395,214 1,1697. Calhoun County546503288. Charlotte County2,602543211099. Citrus County2,031502015410. Clay County3,809442837511. Collier County11,4714082717212. Columbia County3,295431773213. Miami-Dade154,757437,121 2,34614. Desoto County1,457361072115. Dixie County68145374 16. Duval County26,0173789624917. Escambia County10,9993873118318. Flagler County1,275471061519. Franklin County522426320. Gadsden County2,24040173 3121. Gilchrist County4434631922. Glades County4513837323. Gulf County80647441024. Hamilton County6813626425. Hardee County1,07333111926. Hendry County1,948371703927. Hernando County2,49345327 7928. Highlands County1,781481926029. Hillsborough County36,354371,64154030. Holmes County6093923531. Indian River County2,801422449632. Jackson County 2,292431106533. Jefferson County4934626634. Lafayette County1,1694813735. Lake County6,213413729936. Lee County18,332411,349 41437. Leon County6,067281723138. Levy County8744059639. Liberty County427399740. Madison County84139351441. Manatee County10,31039723 25442. Marion County8,2614072216543. Martin County4,2223937011444. Monroe County1,700421071545. Nassau County1,533 43941646. Okaloosa County4,02039234 7547. Okeechobee County1,211 361271548. Orange County35,245361,08936949. Osceola County10,8923953712850. Palm Beach County41,195413,2331,09451. Pasco County7,9154271817252. Pinellas County19,681422,000 64153. Polk County16,569401,811 42554. Putnam County1,740371953655. Santa Rosa County4,566392595556. Sarasota County7,0914243919857. Seminole County7,83938550 16958. St. Johns County4,23940231 5659. St. Lucie County6,822 4345823360. Sumter County1,754622054861. Suwannee County2,377401185662. Taylor County1,1713934563. Union County5474731564. Volusia County9,1264369918665. Wakulla County8694142766. Walton County1,60138802067. Washington County99042491568. Unknown counties886