Manatee County shatters previous COVID-19 single-day record with 274 new cases

Manatee County recorded 274 new cases of COVID-19, according to health officials on Saturday, a new single-day record just one day after recording the highest number with 166 new cases.

Also, another resident has died from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, bringing the county’s death toll to 129.

After a record day for Florida on Friday, the state also set a new single-day record with 9,585 new cases, bringing the state’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 132,545.

The median age of those infected continues to drop in Manatee County. It was 47 years old on June 13, and as of Saturday the median age of those testing positive is 41. It is a slight increase in age, however, compared to the last several days when the median age has ranged from 29 to 36 years of age.

The number of men infected continues to catch up to females, with 1,252 men infected compared to 1,369 females.

Long-term care facilities and nursing home cases that once represented a large percentage of cases in the early stage of the pandemic continue to drop in the percentage of overall cases. Only one new long-term care case was reported on Saturday, bringing the total to 471 cases, or 18 percent.

However, long-term care patients still represent the majority of deaths and the number of deaths increased by eight to 88 since last week’s Florida Department of Health update.

Manatee County’s percent of positive tests compared to the number of residents tested continues to climb. It was 6.5 percent on Friday and increased to 7 percent on Saturday, also the largest single-day increase. The number of residents tested as of Saturday is 38,381 with 35,720 testing negative.

According to health officials over the past week, positivity percentages have been as high as 18 percent. The last updated daily positivity percentage was Friday, which was 11.4 percent..

Another 24 people lost their lives in Florida, raising the death toll to 3,390.

Sarasota County added another 96 cases with no new deaths reported. Sarasota County’s death toll remains at 96.

The largest age group now infected in Florida is between 25 and 34 years old, which represents 20 percent of the total number of cases. The second highest age group is those between 35 and 44 years old at 16 percent. However, those age groups are among the lowest in the percentage of hospitalizations and deaths.

Thirty-six percent of the deaths in Florida are those 85 years old and above. An additional 28 percent of the deaths are in the age group between 75 and 84. Only 16 percent of fatalities statewide are under the age of 64 and 9 percent of those are between the ages of 55 and 64.

Manatee County cases from Friday to Saturday:

• Cases increased from 2,368 to 2,642.
• The death toll increased by one to 129..
• Manatee County’s positivity rate increased from 6.5 percent to 7 percent.
• The number of residents hospitalized since the outbreak increased by one to 255.

Sarasota cases from Friday to Saturday:

• Cases increased from 1,245 to 1,341.
• Sarasota County’s positivity rate increased to 4 percent.
• The death toll remains at 96.

Florida cases from Friday to Saturday:

• Cases increased from 122,960 to 132,545.
• The death toll increased from 3,366 to 3,390.

Surrounding counties:

• Desoto County cases increased from 539 to 574. The death toll remains at 10.
• Hardee County cases increased from 373 to 403. The death toll increased remains at three.
• Hillsborough County cases increased from 8,018 to 9,130. The death toll remains at 132.
• Pinellas County cases increased from 5,099 to 5,713. The death toll increased from 141 to 149.
• Polk County cases increased from 2,780 to 3,182 The death increased from 87 to 92.

This story was originally published June 27, 2020 at 11:37 AM.