Florida Coronavirus Update: 14,747 Cases, 296 Deaths

Lakeland FL

07 April, 2020

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TALLAHASSEE, FL — The number of coronavirus cases in Florida rose to 14,747 Tuesday night. The state has a 10.6 percent positive test rate out of 139,669 tests. The number of cases increased by 1,118 in the past 24 hours in Florida as deaths rose from 254 to 296. Florida's total included 1,893 hospitalizations. Hundreds of people showed up as much as five hours early in Hialeah Tuesday and appeared to disregard social distancing requirements when the South Florida city began distributing printed unemployment forms in response to an initial online logjam. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said the state had installed 72 additional computer servers and trained hundreds of new customer service representatives to assist people filing unemployment claims. The governor also urged Floridians to maintain social distancing in the case of religious observances for Easter and Passover this week. He said a large gathering at this time could become a "super spreader" of the virus. See also FL Coronavirus: People Urged To Be Cautious On Easter, Passover With 5,126 cases, Miami-Dade County had the most confirmed cases of any of Florida's 67 counties as of Tuesday. Broward County, which has a much smaller population than Miami-Dade, had 2,230 cases. Palm Beach County, which is just north of Broward County, had 1,159 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, had 592 cases. Orange County, which includes Orlando, had 718 cases as of Tuesday. Brevard County reported its first two deaths Tuesday while Hernando and Baker counties reported their first deaths. Broward County reported seven new deaths. Miami-Dade reported six more deaths. Duval County, Pinellas County and Escambia County each reported one new death. Palm Beach County reported 13 new deaths. St. Lucie County reported one new death as did Clay County, Lee County and Orange County. Sumter County reported two additional deaths as did Hillsborough County. Taylor and Gilchrist counties reported their first cases of the virus on Tuesday, leaving only two Florida counties without any cases. Related: Florida Sheriff's Deputy Dies From CoronavirusFL Governor Suspends Foreclosures, Evictions Over CoronavirusCruise Ships With 4 Dead Arrive In FloridaFlorida Coronavirus: Stay-At-Home Order By GovernorCoronavirus Fears May Be Keeping Us Awake At NightFlorida Coronavirus Self-Quarantine Order Extended To New OrleansPresident Trump Declares Major Disaster In FL From CoronavirusFlorida 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 average age of patients, the number of hospital cases by county and the number of deaths. Here is the most recent data released Monday. CountyTotal Cases (Including Non Residents)Average Age (last updated by DOH 3.29) Number of Hospital Cases Deaths By County1. Alachua County13941192. Baker County1555313. Bay County2547514. Bradford County115825. Brevard County98522826. Broward County2,23048300547. Calhoun County3N/A28. Charlotte County67581219. Citrus County515615210. Clay County885225711. Collier County2715537312. Columbia County1644213. Miami-Dade5,126483204714. Desoto County16505315. Dixie County1N/A116. Duval County52152541017. Escambia County1684315218. Flagler County35546119. Franklin County2N/A020. Gadsden County648021. Gilchrist County1N/A022. Glades County4563123. Gulf County1N/A024. Hamilton County1N/A025. Hardee County2N/A126. Hendry County950327. Hernando County495110128. Highlands County375212 229. Hillsborough County6084495730. Holmes County2N/A031. Indian River County62561632. Jackson County 447033. Jefferson County4N/A234. Lafayette County035. Lake County1225329236. Lee County43953831437. Leon County68441438. Levy County551139. Liberty County040. Madison County11N/A141. Manatee County1645534742. Marion County62526243. Martin County100561944. Monroe County49517245. Nassau County2756546. Okaloosa County704411147. Okeechobee County5N/A248. Orange County76846951049. Osceola County2564671450. Palm Beach County1,159502036451. Pasco County1225024252. Pinellas County3875268953. Polk County1985167554. Putnam County20506155. Santa Rosa County664410256. Sarasota County1736163757. Seminole County2024746158. St. Johns County1545028259. St. Lucie County1224933660. Sumter County876627761. Suwannee County3354562. Taylor County1N/A063. Union County2N/A064. Volusia County1635038365. Wakulla County648466. Walton County2647567. Washington County252168. Unknown counties2N/A0