Florida coronavirus total eclipses 25k cases

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – There are now nearly 25,500 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Florida, according to the latest figures on the state health department’s website.

In Friday evening’s update, 16 additional deaths in the Tampa Bay area were reported. One in Hillsborough County, one in Pinellas County, four in Sarasota County, nine in Manatee County and one in Polk County.

One death was counted in Hernando County Saturday morning. Sarasota County reported one new death and Manatee County reported two new deaths on Saturday evening.

The state’s death toll is 748.

The health department confirmed an additional 223 cases of the virus on Saturday evening, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 25,492.

Around the world, there are more than 2.3 million cases of the novel coronavirus and more than 158,000 people have died. The US has over 726,000 known cases and over 37,000 deaths.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

Total Cases: 943
Deaths: 19
Hospitalizations: 151

Demographics of Cases
Men: 444
Women: 457

PINELLAS COUNTY

Total Cases: 587
Deaths: 16
Hospitalizations: 122

Demographics of Cases
Men: 269
Women: 277

SARASOTA COUNTY

Total Cases: 279
Deaths: 23
Hospitalizations: 96

Demographics of Cases
Men: 115
Women: 149

MANATEE COUNTY

Total Cases: 362
Deaths: 31
Hospitalizations: 79

Demographics of Cases
Men: 161
Women: 195

PASCO COUNTY

Total Cases: 198
Deaths: 3
Hospitalizations: 42

Demographics of Cases
Men: 97
Women: 94

POLK COUNTY

Total Cases: 320
Deaths: 12
Hospitalizations: 92

Demographics of Cases
Men: 142
Women: 169

HERNANDO COUNTY

Total Cases: 84
Deaths: 3
Hospitalizations: 21

Demographics of Cases
Men: 39
Women: 41

HIGHLANDS COUNTY

Total Cases: 66
Deaths: 6
Hospitalizations: 24

Demographics of Cases
Men: 34
Women: 31

CITRUS COUNTY

Total Cases: 82
Deaths: 8
Hospitalizations: 22

Demographics of Cases
Men: 41
Women: 41

HARDEE COUNTY

Total Cases: 4
Deaths: 0
Hospitalizations: 2

Demographics of Cases
Men: 50%
Women: 50%

For more information on coronavirus in Florida, visit the live DOH Dashboard here.