COVID-19 kills 5 more Manatee County residents. 177 new infections reported
Five more Manatee County residents have died from COVID-19, the Florida Department of Health said Tuesday.
The official COVID-19 death toll in Manatee County now stands at 493.
Across the state, there were a total of 227 residents and four non-residents confirmed Tuesday to have died from COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 25,673 Florida residents and 407 non-residents who have died from the coronavirus.
The state health department also announced 9,594 new coronavirus infections across the state. Infections in Florida now total 1,667,763.
In Manatee County, there were 177 new coronavirus cases reported on Tuesday, raising the local total number of cases to 27,641.
The latest new local cases included 161 residents who’ve tested positive and have a median age of 45, according to the health department. The positivity rate for the 1,846 new test results was 8.7%.
Hospitalizations have continued to decline across the state, down nearly 10 percent compared to a week ago.
As of Tuesday afternoon, there were 6,786 people hospitalized statewide with COVID-19 as a primary diagnosis and reason for admission, according to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. In Manatee County, there were 74 people hospitalized because of COVID.
The county’s three general hospitals had 112 available beds, including 10 ICU beds, according to AHCA, which does not account for available staffing.
Inoculation remains slow in Manatee County as elsewhere in the state and the country. As of Tuesday morning, there have been 22,153 Manatee County residents who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the health department. Of those, there have been 2,723 people who have been fully inoculated.
Statewide, there have been 1,446,580 people who have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 while only 175,841 have been fully inoculated.
Surrounding counties
- Sarasota County cases increased from 23,878 to 23,963. The death toll rose remained at 606.
- Desoto County cases increased from 3,302 to 3,313. The death toll remained at 66.
- Hardee County cases increased from 2,503 to 2,512. The death toll remained at 23.
- Hillsborough County cases increased from 97,288 to 97,809. The death toll rose from 1,250 to 1,258.
- Pinellas County cases increased from 57,197 to 57,493. The death toll rose from 1,252 to 1,263.
This story was originally published January 26, 2021 at 3:03 PM.
