COVID-19 kills three more Manatee residents. Cases in Florida surpass 1.5 million
COVID-19 has killed three more Manatee County residents, the Florida Department of Health said Tuesday. The total numbers of cases in Florida has surpassed 1.5 million.
The death toll in Manatee now stands at 448. Also, there were 263 new infections, bringing the total case count in Manatee to 25,134.
Statewide, there were 161 newly confirmed deaths, including five nonresidents. The official death tolls are now 23,227 residents and 358 nonresidents.
There were 14,896 new COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the health department. Cases now total 1,503,482 in the state.
As new cases continue to surge, hospitals across the state are also continuing to fill with patients. Across Florida, there were 7,713 patients being treated at a hospital with COVID-19 as a primary diagnosis and reason for their admission, according to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. In Manatee County, there were 90 patients admitted because of COVID-19.
Locally general hospitals in Manatee County had 51 available beds on Tuesday, including eight ICU beds, according to AHCA, which does not account for available staffing.
Local new cases included 252 residents with a median age of 42.. The positivity rate for test results released Tuesday in Manatee County was 9.4%.
Meanwhile, demand remains high for the COVID-19 vaccine. Statewide, there were 648,353 who have received at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In Manatee County, there have been 11,555 people who have received at least their first dose.
- Sarasota County cases increased from 21,328 to 21,626. The death toll remained at 541 to 544.
Desoto County cases increased from 3,111 to 3,133. The death toll remained at 61.
Hardee County cases increased from 2,277 to 2,312. The death toll remained at 21.
Hillsborough County cases increased from 87,511 to 88,217. The death toll remained at 1,142.
- Pinellas County cases increased from 51,384 to 51,874. The death toll increased from 1,129 to 1,132.
This story was originally published January 12, 2021 at 2:58 PM.
