Two Manatee County residents among latest 224 COVID-19 deaths in Florida
Two Manatee County residents are among the latest 224 deaths from COVID-19 in the state, the Florida Department of Health said Friday.
In Manatee County, there have now been 570 residents confirmed to have died from COVID-19.
The deaths of 218 residents and six non-residents were reported across the state on Friday. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 29,692 residents and 522 non-residents killed in the state by the respiratory disease.
Statewide, there were 6,683 new coronavirus infections reported Friday, raising the state’s total number of infections to 1,856,427.
In Manatee County, with 129 new infections reported on Friday, there have now been 30,892 people who have contracted the virus.
According to the state health department, there were 135 new residents who tested positive and their media age was 51. The daily positivity rate increased from 3.7% on Thursday to 5.3% on Friday.
Statewide, the daily positivity rate decreased from 6.4% to 5.9%, from Thursday to Friday.
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to decline in Florida. On Friday, hospitalizations had decreased by nearly 11% in the past week to 4,298 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as a primary diagnosis and reason for admission, according to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration.
In Manatee County, however, hospitalizations increased by more than 6%, with 47 people admitted on Friday because of COVID-19.
The county’s three general hospitals had 59 available beds, including seven ICU beds, according to ACHA, which does not account for whether those beds are adequately staffed.
As of Friday morning, there have been 44,333 people in Manatee who have received at least the first dose of one of the COVID-19 vaccines, according to the health department There have been 20,548 people who have been fully inoculated.
Statewide there have been 2,617,774 people who have received at least their first dose, with 1,294,225 of them having been fully inoculated.
Surrounding counties
- Sarasota County cases increased from 26,229 to 26,352. The death toll rose from 701 to 704.
- Desoto County cases increased from 3,624 to 3,652. The death toll rose from 71 to 72.
- Hardee County cases increased from 2,744 to 2,749. The death toll rose from 26 to 28.
- Hillsborough County cases increased from 107,806 to 108,218. The death toll rose from 1,438 to 1,447.
- Pinellas County cases increased from 64,099 to 64,466. The death toll increased from 1,397 to 1,411.
This story was originally published February 19, 2021 at 3:33 PM.
