COVID-19 kills 9 more Manatee County residents. More than 100 new infections reported
COVID-19 has killed nine more Manatee County residents. They were among 146 newly confirmed deaths reported Friday by the Florida Department of Health.
In Manatee County, the official death toll of residents killed by the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus now stands at 586, according to the health department.
As of Friday, the official statewide death toll was 31,164, which includes 540 non-residents.
There were 5,922 new coronavirus infections reported on Florida, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 1,898,223.
In Manatee, there were 106 new infections reported Friday. The total number of infections in Manatee is now up to at least 31,685.
The latest data included 99 residents who tested positive with a media age of 39. The daily positivity rate remained nearly the same, at about 4.5% on Friday.
Overall hospitalization rates continue to fall across Florida, currently down by 43% compared to a month ago. On Friday, there were 3,864 people hospitalized across the state with COVID-19 as a primary diagnosis and reason for admission, according to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration.
In Manatee County, 54 patients were admitted to a local hospital because of COVID-19. Compared to a month hospitalizations in the county are down 27%.
The county’s three general hospitals had 59 available beds on Friday, including five ICU beds, according to AHCA which does not take into account whether the beds are adequately staffed.
Meanwhile, vaccinations continue to ramp up in Florida. Statewide, there are 1,588,027 people who have been fully inoculated while another 1,307,143 have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the state health department.
In Manatee County, there have been 25,301 people fully inoculated and another 26,523 who have received a first dose.
This story was originally published February 26, 2021 at 2:46 PM.
