TAMPA, Fla. — Friday's report from the Florida Department of Health showed another 11,466 new COVID-19 cases added to the state's total.
There have now been 327,241 positive cases of the virus statewide since March. As of Friday, the median age of Florida residents testing positive is 41, which has been roughly the trend for several days.
The state also confirmed another 128 Floridians and two non-residents had died from coronavirus, bringing the number of new deaths confirmed in the latest report to 130. That doesn't necessarily mean those individuals died on July 16 -- rather that the state learned of their deaths and added them to the total that day. The state's daily line-by-line report, which you can read here, lists coronavirus deaths by date the people tested positive for the virus, not the date they passed.
In contrast, our chart below shows deaths by the date they were added to the state's report.
Since March, a total of 4,805 Floridians have died after testing positive for COVID-19. The state said a total of 107 non-residents have also died in recent months.
When it comes to testing, Friday's report showed 103,929 test results were turned in on July 16. Out of those tests, 11.85 percent were positive.
When it comes to hospitalizations, 8,965 people in Florida were hospitalized with coronavirus as their primary diagnosis as of Friday morning.
A total of 20,191 people have been hospitalized in Florida at some point during the pandemic.
Here's a breakdown of the new coronavirus cases reported to the state by day:
- June 21: 2,926
- June 22: 3,286
- June 23: 5,508
- June 24: 5,004
- June 25: 8,942
- June 26: 9,585
- June 27: 8,530
- June 28: 5,266
- June 29: 6,093
- June 30: 6,563
- July 1: 10,109
- July 2: 9,488
- July 3: 11,458
- July 4: 10,059
- July 5: 6,336
- July 6: 7,347
- July 7: 9,989
- July 8: 8,935
- July 9: 11,433
- July 10: 10,360
- July 11: 15,300
- July 12: 12,624
- July 13: 9,194
- July 14: 10,181
- July 15: 13,965
- July 16: 11,466
Breaking down the numbers
There has yet to be a day in July where the number of newly-confirmed cases was fewer than 6,000. In fact, the last time that happened was on June 28.
Tuesday's report for July 13 was the first time the single-day case number was fewer than 10,000. Wednesday's report for July 14 saw the single-day number jump up to 10,181.
Thursday's report for July 16 saw the second-highest number of confirmed cases at 13,965.
The highest single-day case number Florida has reported so far is 15,300 for July 11.
The World Health Organization and infectious disease experts around the globe have recommended a positivity rate of 5 percent or lower for a 14-day span in order to be comfortable reopening.
Florida has not seen a positivity rate at 5 percent since the beginning of June. For more than a month, the state has reported positivity rates at double and even triple that recommended percentage.
Florida remains in Phase Two of reopening, which began June 5.
Hospitalizations and ICU bed availability
Cases are climbing, but what about hospitalizations?
Tracking hospitalizations got easier on July 10 when the Agency for Health Care Administration began publishing a spreadsheet with the number of people currently checked-in for coronavirus-related complications in Florida. The data only includes people whose "primary diagnosis" was COVID-19.
As of 10:15 a.m. Friday, 8,965 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 as their primary diagnosis statewide, and 1,852 of them were in the Tampa Bay area. Those numbers are frequently updated, and you can click here for the most recent data, which is also broken down by county.
The Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) also updates total hospital bed and ICU availability by county.
Click here for a breakdown of adult and pediatric ICU bed availability by county. You can also check ICU availability by the hospital.
Hospitalizations around Tampa Bay and total staffed hospital bed capacity status:
**Data as of 10:15 a.m. on July 17
Citrus:
- 24 COVID-19 hospitalizations
- 84 of 330 total staffed hospital beds are available
DeSoto:
- 5 COVID-19 hospitalizations
- 21 of 55 total staffed hospital beds are available
Hardee:
- 0 COVID-19 hospitalizations
- 2 of 25 total staffed hospital beds are available
Hernando:
- 94 COVID-19 hospitalizations
- 204 of 747 total staffed hospital beds are available
Highlands:
- 65 COVID-19 hospitalizations
- 50 of 264 total staffed hospital beds are available
Hillsborough:
- 521 COVID-19 hospitalizations
- 740 of 4,024 total staffed hospital beds are available
Manatee:
- 106 COVID-19 hospitalizations
- 100 of 827 total staffed hospital beds are available
Pasco:
- 132 COVID-19 hospitalizations
- 288 of 1,387 total staffed hospital beds are available
Pinellas:
- 466 COVID-19 hospitalizations
- 535 of 2,924 total staffed hospital beds are available
Polk:
- 297 COVID-19 hospitalizations
- 282 of 1,661 total staffed hospital beds are available
Sarasota:
- 142 COVID-19 hospitalizations
- 241 of 1,291 total staffed hospital beds are available