26,314 FL Coronavirus Cases; Reopen Task Force Set To Begin Talks

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19 April, 2020

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TALLAHASSEE, FL — The number of coronavirus cases in Florida rose to 26,314 on Sunday as state officials prepare for the first week of meetings of the governor's new task force on reopening the state. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the task force will be announced Monday and will include business leaders, industry representatives and elected officials. He said the task force will develop short-term, medium-term and long-term reopening plans. "They're going to meet telephonically every day this week on the short- term strategy and they're going to provide recommendations for me by the end of the week," DeSantis said Saturday. "We want to see our people back to work for the long haul and we want to continue with Florida's economic development strategy. We had a lot of great irons in the fire before this hit and we want to be able to get that back going forward." The number of deaths in Florida from the virus climbed to 774 on Sunday night, up from 748 the previous night. Palm Beach County reported seven new deaths while Clay County reported two deaths on Sunday. Miami-Dade County reported nine new deaths. Indian River County reported one new death as did and Seminole County. Okaloosa County reported its second and third deaths. Lee County reported two more deaths as did St. Lucie County. Sunday night's state coronavirus total represents an increase of 822 confirmed cases over the previous 24-hour period. There were a total of 3,813 hospitalizations from the virus in Florida as of Sunday night. The state had a 10.1 percent positive test rate out of total 262,495 tests unchanged from Saturday night. Miami-Dade reported 9,354 cases as of Sunday, more than any Florida County. Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, reported 3,971 cases. Palm Beach County, which includes West Palm Beach, reported 2,170 cases. Don't miss updates about precautions in Florida as they are announced. Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters. Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, reported 960cases as of Sunday. Orange County, which includes Orlando, reported 1,198 cases. Related: Miami Police Chief Tests Positive For CoronavirusFlorida To Keep Classrooms Shut Down For Remainder Of School YearJacksonville's Beaches Reopen Despite 23 More Coronavirus CasesFlorida Firefighters Tested For Coronavirus AntibodiesFL Judge Urges Lawyers To Get Out Of Bed For Zoom HearingsMiami ER Doctor Fights Custody Battle Over Coronavirus FearsPinellas Shelter Adopts Out All Dogs During Coronavirus PandemicFL Police Chief Blamed Deputy's Coronavirus On Gay Lifestyle: FOPFL Governor Says WWE Essential Service During Coronavirus CrisisEmbattled Tampa Pastor Says Church Received Bomb ThreatFL Governor Suspends Foreclosures, Evictions Over CoronavirusFlorida Coronavirus: Stay-At-Home Order By GovernorFlorida Coronavirus: Special Grocery Shopping Hours For Seniors In an attempt to provide as much information to our readers as possible, Patch is publishing a 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. Patch is updating this data twice each day as available from the Florida Department of Health. Here is the most recent data: CountyTotal Cases (Including Non Residents)Median Age (last updated by DOH 4/10) Number of Hospital Cases Deaths By County1. Alachua County21044272. Baker County1772733. Bay County5547824. Bradford County42 74925. Brevard County215544176. Broward County3,971506931157. Calhoun County65228. Charlotte County138672899. Citrus County846023810. Clay County24759461111. Collier County4635764812. Columbia County3948413. Miami-Dade9,3544987920714. Desoto County24608415. Dixie County340116. Duval County85450781517. Escambia County3094928818. Flagler County75598219. Franklin County242020. Gadsden County 5146421. Gilchrist County450022. Glades County5673123. Gulf County142024. Hamilton County356025. Hardee County470226. Hendry County4145927. Hernando County844921328. Highlands County705825 629. Hillsborough County960451511930. Holmes County644031. Indian River County846424332. Jackson County 836033. Jefferson County26665134. Lafayette County147035. Lake County2075354636. Lee County769541702737. Leon County1764222138. Levy County1248239. Liberty County242040. Madison County2150141. Manatee County41760793142. Marion County1215015343. Martin County1515937444. Monroe County73519345. Nassau County44531046. Okaloosa County1315923347. Okeechobee County761448. Orange County1,1984619623 49. Osceola County40950119550. Palm Beach County2,1705736112151. Pasco County2054843352. Pinellas County5925512316 53. Polk County32654931254. Putnam County564410155. Santa Rosa County1384817656. Sarasota County28464972357. Seminole County3204873558. St. Johns County1905436459. St. Lucie County20259601560. Sumter County14767311161. Suwannee County986124662. Taylor County129063. Union County327064. Volusia County33353571065. Wakulla County14405166. Walton County3250767. Washington County651168. Unknown counties3560