Florida coronavirus: State reports 8,002 new cases, 137 new resident deaths

Posted: Jan 18, 2021 / 02:58 PM EST / Updated: Jan 19, 2021 / 03:18 PM EST

TAMPA (WFLA) – The Florida Department of Health reported 8,002 new COVID-19 cases Monday afternoon.

This is the lowest single-day total since Dec. 27.

New cases reported (1,579,281 total since start of pandemic):

Monday: 8,002
Sunday: 11,093
Saturday: 12,119
Friday: 16,875
Thursday: 13,720
Wednesday: 13,990

Percent positive:

The Florida Department of Health said it received 103,560 PCR or antigen lab results from across the state on Sunday. Of those tests, the state says 12.56% were positive.

Percent positive includes people who have been tested multiple times for the virus but a person is only counted once each day, even if multiple results are received for them.

Sunday: 12.56%
Saturday: 12.24%
Friday: 10.91%
Thursday: 12.63%
Wednesday: 10.78%
Tuesday: 12.46%

Percent positivity:

The percent positivity for new cases was 9.19% on Sunday.

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.

Sunday: 9.19%
Saturday: 9.10%
Friday: 8.55%
Thursday: 10.17%
Wednesday: 8.63%

New Florida resident fatalities (24,137 total since start of pandemic):

Health officials reported 137 new coronavirus deaths among Florida residents in Monday’s report, increasing the total number of Floridians killed during the pandemic to 24,274. The total of non-resident deaths is 383.

The daily report from the health department does not provide the exact date of each death, which means the deaths reported may not be from the past 24 hours. It can sometimes take weeks for fatalities to be logged.

Monday: 137
Sunday: 133
Saturday: 205
Friday: 186
Thursday: 217

New hospitalizations (68,170 cumulative since pandemic began):