COVID-19 kills another Manatee County resident. Florida death toll tops 32,000
A Manatee County resident is among the 138 latest COVID-19 deaths confirmed on Friday by the Florida Department of Health.
In Manatee County, there have been 609 residents who have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic over a year ago, according to the health department.
Statewide, the deaths of 135 residents and three non-residents were reported on Friday. A total of 32,093 people have died in Florida from COVID-19 — 31,522 residents and 571 non-residents.
The state health department also reported 5,975 new coronavirus infections in Florida. Infections in the state now total 1,936,207.
In Manatee County, there were 134 new cases reported. Locally there have been 32,443 people infected with the coronavirus.
The newest local cases include 125 residents with a media age of 36. There were also 2,210 residents who tested negative. The daily positivity rate was 5.4% on Friday, about the same as a day earlier.
The overall hospitalization rate continues to decline statewide — 7% compared to a week ago. On Friday, there were 3,419 people admitted to hospitals in Florida with COVID-19 as a primary diagnosis or reason for admission, according to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration.
In Manatee County, hospitalizations had been on the rise again during the past week but on Friday saw a decline. On Friday, there were 57 patients admitted to local hospitals because of COVID-19. Despite the decline between Thursday and Friday, hospitalizations were about 6% higher than a week ago.
The county’s three general hospitals had 81 available beds, including 12 ICU beds, according to AHCA, which does account for whether those beds are adequately staffed.
As of Friday morning, there have been 66,919 people in Manatee County who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the state health department’s daily vaccine reports. Included are 27,818 people locally who have been fully inoculated against COVID-19, including one person who has received the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Statewide, there have been 3,362,212 people who have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The state has fully inoculated 1,852,466 people, including 1,356 people who have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Surrounding counties:
- Sarasota County cases increased from 27,301 to 27,376. The death toll remained at 749.
- Desoto County cases increased from 3,841 to 3,850. The death toll remained at 75.
- Hardee County cases increased from 2,809 to 2,813. The death toll remained at 31.
- Hillsborough County cases increased from 112,672 to 113,045. The death toll rose from 1,523 to 1,533.
- Pinellas County cases increased from 67,359 to 67,554. The death toll rose from 1,465 to 1,472.
This story was originally published March 5, 2021 at 3:29 PM.
