Florida coronavirus: State reports 3,190 new cases, 98 deaths

Posted: Sep 12, 2020 / 12:28 PM EDT / Updated: Sep 12, 2020 / 08:31 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Health reported 3,190 new cases of coronavirus Saturday.

Positive cases counted (661,571 total):

Saturday: 3,190
Friday: 3,650
Thursday: 2,583
Wednesday 2,056
Tuesday: 1,823
Monday: 1,838

Percent positive:

The health department received 79,168 test results from labs across the state Friday. Of all the test results received, 5.80% were positive. This includes people who have been tested multiple times.

Friday: 5.80%
Thursday: 6.85%
Wednesday: 7.19%
Tuesday: 8.15%
Monday: 6.81%
Sunday: 6.35%

Percent positivity:

The percent positivity for new cases was 4.44% on Friday. Percent positivity for new cases is the number of people who test PCR (nose swabs) or antigen-positive for the first time divided by all the people tested that day. That does not include people who already tested positive once and have been re-tested to see if they’re still infected.

Friday: 4.44%
Thursday: 5.53%
Wednesday: 5.54%
Tuesday: 5.94%
Monday: 4.96%
Sunday: 4.54%

Florida Resident Fatalities (12,600):

The state reported 98 total Florida-resident virus fatalities in the latest update. The report does not mention the exact date of death, therefore the deaths announced may not be from the past 24 hours. It can sometimes take weeks for fatalities to be logged.

Saturday: 98
Friday: 176
Thursday: 211
Wednesday: 200
Tuesday: 44
Monday: 22

Hospitalizations (41,215 since pandemic began):