Manatee County has 81 new coronavirus infections. Florida adds 3,689 cases
Manatee County has 81 new coronavirus infections among the 3,689 new cases confirmed by the Florida Department of Health on Friday.
In Manatee County, 12,842 people have tested positive for the virus since March. Across Florida, infections total 771,780.
The health department also confirmed the deaths of 73 more residents because of COVID-19. None of those deaths occurred in Manatee County. The state also confirmed the death of one non-resident on Friday.
There have been 16,340 residents and 204 non-residents killed by COVID-19. Locally, there have been 324 residents killed by the potentially deadly respiratory disease.
The latest local cases were among 703 test results released locally by FDOH, with a 11.5% positivity rate.
According to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration, there were 29 patients admitted to the county’s three general hospitals, Manatee Memorial Hospital, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and Blake Medical Center, for whom COVID-19 is a primary diagnosis and reason for admission. That represented a slight decrease compared to a week ago but still more than double the number of patients admitted because of the disease a month ago.
Across Florida, there were 2,115 patients hospitalized because of COVID-19.
Data collected regularly by Manatee County Public Safety officials was not available on Friday because an issue the county was having with its email system, according to an internal county report.
The three hospitals had 97 available beds, including 17 ICU beds, according to AHCA, which doesn’t account for available staffing.
In the past week, an uptick in COVID-related 911 calls was reported by Manatee County Emergency Communications Center with 18 calls taken compared to 12 calls the week prior. COVID-related calls to 311, mostly with questions about testing, decreased to 14 calls compared to 31 calls the prior week.
Surrounding counties
- Sarasota County: Cases increased 9,235 to 9,280. The death toll rose from 327 to 329.
- DeSoto County: Cases increased 1,641 to 1,644. The death toll remained at 29.
- Hardee County: Cases increased from 1,558 to1,566. The death toll remained at 16.
- Hillsborough County: Cases increased from 46,300 to 46,518. The death toll rose from 755 to 757.
- Pinellas County: Cases increased from 24,650 to 24,789. The death toll rose from 812 to 815.
This story was originally published October 23, 2020 at 11:22 AM.
