TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Dept. of Health has reported nearly 1,000 new cases of the coronavirus in the state since Monday evening, according to Tuesday evening’s update, which included 13 additional deaths.
Florida’s death toll from the novel coronavirus sits at 296, including the recent death of a 46-year-old Hernando County woman. The woman’s death marks the first virus-related death in the county. FDOH says the woman was exposed to an individual with coronavirus in a recent trip to Illinois.
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An increase of 243 positive cases has brought the state’s total of 14,747 cases.
Here is a county-by-county breakdown of cases across Tampa Bay as of Tuesday evening:
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Total Cases:Â 671
Deaths: 9
Hospitalizations: 107
Demographics of Cases
Age Range: 0 to 93
Men: 330
Women:Â 339
PINELLAS COUNTY
Total Cases:Â 428
Deaths: 10
Hospitalizations: 79
Demographics of Cases
Age Range: 1 to 95
Men: 226
Women: 202
SARASOTA COUNTY
Total Cases:Â 208
Deaths: 10
Hospitalizations: 70
Demographics of Cases
Age Range: 0 to 99
Men: 90
Women: 118
MANATEE COUNTY
Total Cases:Â 198
Deaths: 11
Hospitalizations: 39
Demographics of Cases
Age Range: 14 to 89
Men: 89
Women: 106
PASCO COUNTY
Total Cases:Â 141
Deaths: 2
Hospitalizations: 26
Demographics of Cases
Age Range: 1 to 82
Men: 75
Women: 66
POLK COUNTY
Total Cases:Â 237
Deaths: 8
Hospitalizations: 74
Demographics of Cases
Age Range: 3 to 97
Men: 108
Women: 129
HERNANDO COUNTY
Total Cases:Â 62
Deaths: 2
Hospitalizations: 12
Demographics of Cases
Age Range: 19 to 85
Men: 32
Women: 30
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
Total Cases:Â 47
Deaths: 4
Hospitalizations: 15
Demographics of Cases
Age Range: 0 to 85
Men: 27
Women: 20
CITRUS COUNTY
Total Cases:Â 60
Deaths: 6
Hospitalizations: 18
Demographics of Cases
Age Range: 17 to 88
Men: 29
Women: 31
HARDEE COUNTY
Total Cases:Â 3
Deaths: 0
Hospitalizations: 2
Demographics of Cases
Age Range: 39 to 73
Men: 1
Women: 2
The United States now has over 386,000 cases of coronavirus, more confirmed cases than China, where the outbreak began. As of Tuesday evening, 12,285 people have died. There are 1,413,415 confirmed cases around the world. The global death toll stands at 81,200
For more information on coronavirus in Florida, visit the live DOH Dashboard here.
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