Florida coronavirus: State reports 11,699 new cases, 123 new deaths

TAMPA (WFLA) – The Florida Department of Health reported more than 11,699 new cases on Friday.

New cases reported:

Friday: 11,699
Thursday: 11,335
Wednesday: 9,592
Tuesday: 7,985
Monday: 7,711

Percent positive:

The health department received 163,413 test results from labs across the state on Thursday. Of the results received, 9.58% were positive. This includes people who have been tested multiple times.

Thursday: 9.58%
Wednesday: 10.06%
Tuesday: 10.83%
Monday: 9.91%
Sunday: 9.87%

Percent positivity:

The percent positivity for new cases was 7.90% on Thursday. Percent positivity for new cases is the number of people who test PCR (nose swabs) or antigen-positive for the first time divided by all the people tested that day. That does not include people who already tested positive once and have been re-tested to see if they’re still infected.

Thursday: 7.90%
Wednesday: 8.07%
Tuesday: 8.64%
Monday: 7.92%
Sunday: 7.64%

Florida Resident Fatalities: 19,714 total

Florida reported 123 new virus fatalities among residents on Friday. The report does not mention the exact date of death, therefore the deaths announced may not be from the past 24 hours. It can sometimes take weeks for fatalities to be logged.

Friday: 123
Thursday: 129
Wednesday: 84
Tuesday: 96
Monday: 105
Sunday: 93
Saturday: 90

Hospitalizations (57,728 since pandemic began):