TAMPA (WFLA) — There are nearly 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 in Florida and 44 additional deaths, according to the latest report by the Florida Dept. of Health.
FDOH is reporting 41,923 cases of COVID-19, which is up by 941 cases since Monday’s report. A total of 7,418 patients have been hospitalized and 1,779 have died.
There are now over 4.2 million cases of the virus around the world, and more than 287,000 people have died. The US has more than 1.3 million known cases and over 80,000 deaths.
For more information on coronavirus in Florida, visit the live DOH Dashboard here.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Total Cases: 1,473
Deaths: 41
Hospitalizations: 302
PINELLAS COUNTY
Total Cases: 909
Deaths: 62
Hospitalizations: 261
SARASOTA COUNTY
Total Cases: 435
Deaths: 57
Hospitalizations: 141
MANATEE COUNTY
Total Cases: 795
Deaths: 74
Hospitalizations: 183
PASCO COUNTY
Total Cases: 302
Deaths: 9
Hospitalizations: 59
POLK COUNTY
Total Cases: 675
Deaths: 35
Hospitalizations: 214
HERNANDO COUNTY
Total Cases: 101
Deaths: 5
Hospitalizations: 21
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
Total Cases: 99
Deaths: 8
Hospitalizations: 32
CITRUS COUNTY
Total Cases: 107
Deaths: 11
Hospitalizations: 28
HARDEE COUNTY
Total Cases: 36
Deaths: 0
Hospitalizations: 6
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