Four more Manatee County residents have died from COVID-19, 73 new cases locally
Four more Manatee County residents are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, according to the latest data from the Florida Department of Health on Monday afternoon.
The latest deaths raised Manatee County’s official death toll to 461.
Across the state, the deaths of 137 residents and five non-residents were reported on Monday. Since the start of the pandemic, the official death tolls of those killed by COVID-19 in Florida include 24,274 residents and 383 non-residents.
The FDOH also confirmed 8,002 new cases of the coronavirus. The state’s caseload now stands at 1,579,281, the third-highest in the country, according to the New York Times database of U.S. cases.
In Manatee County, there were 73 people who have newly tested positive for the coronavirus. Local infections now total 26,175.
The latest new local cases included 69 residents who had a median age of 59. Test results released included 1,017 residents who tested negative and had a positivity rate of 6.4%, down from 8.4% the previous day.
According to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration, there were 7,448 people hospitalized across the state with COVID-19 as a primary diagnosis and reason for their admission. In Manatee County, there were 84 people hospitalized because of COVID-19.
The county’s three general hospitals, Blake Medical Center, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and Manatee Memorial Hospital, had 94 available beds, including 14 ICU beds, according to AHCA, which does not account for staffing.
Meanwhile, vaccination rollout remains slow with 1,031,795 people in Florida having received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, as of Sunday. Among them, there have been 93,258 fully inoculated.
In Manatee County, there have been 16,421 who have received at least the first shot, with only 464 having been fully inoculated.
Surrounding counties:
- Sarasota County cases increased from 22,609 to 22,705. The death toll remained at 563.
- Desoto County cases increased from 3,210 to 3,220. The death toll remained at 67.
- Hardee County cases increased from 2,403 to 2,410. The death toll remained at 22.
- Hillsborough County cases increased from 92,438 to 92,891. The death toll rose from 1,175 to 1,202.
- Pinellas County cases increased from 54,212 to 54,529. The death toll increased from 1,175 to 1,184.
This story was originally published January 18, 2021 at 3:33 PM.
