COVID update for Monday: Manatee resident dead and 51 new infections reported
A Manatee County resident has died from COVID-19 in Florida, the state Department of Health reported on Monday.
Locally, 677 residents have been killed by the respiratory illness. The deaths of 52 residents and one non-resident because of COVID-19 were added to official death toll. The disease is responsible for the deaths of 35,783 residents and 715 non-residents since the start of the pandemic.
The state health department also reported 2,296 new infections of COVID-19 on Monday. Cases in the state now total 2,272,102.
In Manatee County, with 51 new infections reported, a total of 38,879 people have contracted the coronavirus.
Hospitalizations
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to decline in Florida. As of Monday, 2,738 patients were admitted to hospitals across the state with COVID-19 as a primary diagnosis or reason, according to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration.
In Manatee County, 32 patients were admitted on Monday to local hospitals because of the deadly respiratory disease.
The county’s three general hospitals, Blake Medical Center, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and Manatee Memorial Hospital, had 80 available beds on Monday, including 11 ICU beds.
Positivity rates
Of the test results processed on Sunday, 51 local residents tested positive for the coronavirus and were a median age of 39 years old, according to the state health department’s daily COVID-19 county-by-county report. Those test results had a positivity rate of 7.3%, an increase compared to 5.3% the previous day.
Statewide, the positivity rate was 5%, a decrease compared to 5.3% the previous day.
Vaccination efforts
Nearly 44% of Manatee County residents had received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, as of Monday morning, according to the state health department’s daily vaccine reports. Of those 175,624 people, 135,588 people have been fully vaccinated.
In Florida, there have been 9,311,399 people who have received at least a first dose, while 7,088,055 people have been fully vaccinated.
Surrounding counties
- Sarasota County cases increased from 32,922 to 32,954. The death toll remained at 822.
- Desoto County cases increased from 4,344 to 4,346. The death toll remained at 93.
- Hardee County cases increased from 3,159 to 3,165. The death toll remained at 44.
- Hillsborough County cases increased from 138,161 to 138,312. The death toll rose from 1,745 to 1,746.
- Pinellas County cases increased from 79,881 to 79,947. The death toll remained at 1,629 to 1,633.
This story was originally published May 10, 2021 at 2:31 PM.
