TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The number of coronavirus cases in the state of Florida is nearing 30,000. There have been more than 900 deaths in Florida since the outbreak began.
The state’s health department reported an additional 267 cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday evening, bringing the total number of Florida cases to 28,576. The death toll stands at 927, and 4,455 people have been hospitalized.
On Tuesday six people in Tampa Bay died of COVID-19. One death was reported in Pinellas County on Tuesday morning, a 96-year-old woman who had no contact with any known COVID-19 patients. Five more deaths were reported Tuesday night, in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties.
Here’s a county-by-county breakdown of known cases in the Tampa Bay area (Below are the county numbers as of Wednesday morning, we are waiting for the evening update):
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Total Cases: 986
Deaths: 21
Hospitalizations: 155
Demographics of Cases
Men: 465
Women: 477
PINELLAS COUNTY
Total Cases: 641
Deaths: 21
Hospitalizations: 144
Demographics of Cases
Men: 288
Women: 312
SARASOTA COUNTY
Total Cases: 302
Deaths: 31
Hospitalizations: 107
Demographics of Cases
Men: 124
Women: 162
MANATEE COUNTY
Total Cases: 448
Deaths: 34
Hospitalizations: 99
Demographics of Cases
Men: 184
Women: 262
PASCO COUNTY
Total Cases: 220
Deaths: 3
Hospitalizations: 48
Demographics of Cases
Men: 105
Women: 108
POLK COUNTY
Total Cases: 364
Deaths: 16
Hospitalizations: 118
Demographics of Cases
Men: 155
Women: 202
HERNANDO COUNTY
Total Cases: 83
Deaths: 3
Hospitalizations: 21
Demographics of Cases
Men: 38
Women: 39
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
Total Cases: 71
Deaths: 7
Hospitalizations: 27
Demographics of Cases
Men: 37
Women: 33
CITRUS COUNTY
Total Cases: 92
Deaths: 9
Hospitalizations: 25
Demographics of Cases
Men: 47
Women: 45
HARDEE COUNTY
Total Cases: 4
Deaths: 0
Hospitalizations: 2
Demographics of Cases
Men: 50%
Women: 50%
Around the world, there are more than 2.5 million cases of the novel coronavirus and more than 179,000 people have died. The US has over 826,000 known cases and over 45,000 deaths.
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