Florida sets another single-day record; 3,200 new coronavirus cases reported Thursday
TAMPA, Fla. (FOX 13) -- The Florida Department of Health says the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 3,207 since yesterday morning as the virus spreads and as more people are tested across the state. The total number of cases in Florida is now 85,926.
The number of deaths has reached 3,061, an increase of 43 since Wednesday's update. Locally, Manatee County reported five new deaths, Pinellas reported two, while Hillsborough and Polk each reported one.
Of the 85,926 cases, 83,854 are Florida residents while 2,072 are non-Florida residents currently in the state.
Bay Area COVID-19 cases by the numbers:
Hillsborough: 4,610
Pinellas: 2,887
Sarasota: 833
Manatee: 1,548
Sumter: 270
Polk: 1,702
Citrus: 162
Hernando: 151
Pasco: 627
Highlands: 200
DeSoto: 412
Hardee: 228
The state is not reporting a total number of "recovered" coronavirus patients or those currently hospitalized. As of Thursday, 12,577 people had been hospitalized for treatment at some point.
A total of 1,512,315 people have been tested in the state as of Thursday -- about 7% of the state's population -- according to the Florida Department of Health.