64 people test positive for coronavirus in Manatee County. Florida confirms 3,662 new cases
Sixty-four new coronavirus infections were among the 3,662 new cases statewide confirmed on Tuesday by the Florida Department of Health.
There have been 12,648 people test positive for the coronavirus in Manatee County. Across Florida, cases total 760,389.
The deaths of 84 more Florida residents and two non-residents caused by COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus, were confirmed by health department. Since the pandemic hit, there have been 16,105 residents and 203 non-residents killed by COVID-19 in Florida.
There were no new deaths of residents reported in Manatee County on Tuesday. The county’s official death toll stands at 320.
The latest new infections were among 512 local test results released by health department, with a positivity rate of 12.5%.
Manatee County’s three general hospitals, Manatee Memorial Hospital, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and Blake Medical Center, reported having 30 patients admitted with COVID-19 as a primary diagnosis and reason for their admission, according to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration data.
Manatee County public safety officials have been tracking positive patients and staffed available beds since early this summer when local hospitals, like many across the state, hit capacity during a surge of hospitalizations for COVID-19. Local hospitals had agreed to report this data, accounting for all positive patients, staffed beds and other important data, but have at times failed to report. Manatee Memorial Hospital and Lakewood Ranch Medical Center did not report the data on Tuesday.
According to AHCA, the three hospitals had 67 available beds, including 14 ICU beds, on Tuesday. Whether a hospital has staffing to care for all their physical beds is not accounted for in AHCA’s data.
Surrounding counties
- Sarasota County: Cases increased from 9,057 to 9,115. The death toll rose from 311 to 314.
- Desoto County: Cases increased from 1,627 to 1,633. The death toll rose from 28 to 29.
- Hardee County: Cases increased from 1,534 to 1,543. The death toll rose from 13 to 14.
- Hillsborough County: Cases increased from 45,538 to 45,798. The death toll rose from 751 to 754.
- Pinellas County: Cases increased from 24,169 to 24,327. The death toll rose from 801 to 803.
This story was originally published October 20, 2020 at 11:32 AM.
