COVID-19 kills another Manatee resident. Total number of infections breaks 23,000
COVID-19 has killed another Manatee County resident, as the number of Florida residents who have died from the coronavirus surpassed 22,000 on Monday, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Since the pandemic hit, 436 Manatee County residents have died from COVID-19.
The health department also reported 124 new coronavirus infections in Manatee, raising the local case count to 23,044.
The health department Monday reported the deaths of 103 Florida residents, raising the total to 22,090 residents killed. Another two non-residents also were confirmed dead from COVID-19, raising the total of non-residents killed to 325.
Across the state there were, 11,256 new coronavirus infections reported Monday. Infections in Florida now total 1,376,692 since last March.
Hospitalizations across the state continue to rise as new case surge. Across the state, there were 7,237 patients admitted with COVID-19 as a primary diagnosis and reason for admission, according to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. In Manatee County, there were 87 admitted because of COVID-19.
According to data collected by county emergency management officials, there were 94 patients admitted positive for the coronavirus. To date, there have been a total of 1,132 people admitted with the virus to Manatee County hospitals.
The county’s three general hospitals — Blake Medical Center, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and Manatee Memorial Hospital — had 71 available beds, including seven ICU beds but not accounting for staffing, AHCA reported Monday.
The latest new cases in Manatee County included 121 residents with the median age of 42. The test positivity rate for 1,066 results reported Monday was 10.2%.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out remains slow statewide because of a supply chain problem. As of Sunday, there had been 260,655 people vaccinated, according to the state’s official vaccine report. In Manatee County, the state reported 4,957 people vaccinated as of Sunday.
Surrounding Counties:
- Sarasota County cases increased from 19,271 to 19,409. The death toll remained at 512.
- Desoto County cases increased from 2,946 to 2,949. The death toll remained at 58.
- Hardee County cases decreased from 2,156 to 2,155. The death toll remained at 20.
- Hillsborough County cases increased from 80,035 to 80,586. The death toll increased from 1,090 to 1,092.
- Pinellas County cases increased from 46,860 to 47,207. The death toll increased from 1,066 to 1,079.
This story was originally published January 4, 2021 at 3:25 PM.
