Florida coronavirus: State tallies 4,865 new cases, 28 deaths

Posted: Nov 1, 2020 / 01:27 PM EST / Updated: Nov 2, 2020 / 04:43 AM EST

TAMPA (WFLA) — Florida reported an additional 4,865 coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the statewide case count to 807,412.

The resident death toll increased to 16,789 after the state reported 28 new virus fatalities.

New cases reported:

Sunday: 4,865
Saturday: 2,331
Friday: 5,592
Thursday: 4,198
Wednesday: 4,115
Tuesday: 4,298
Monday: 3,377

Percent positive: 7.38%

The health department received a whopping 114,757 test results from labs across the state on Saturday. Of the results received, 7.38% were positive. This includes people who have been tested multiple times.

Saturday: 7.38%
Friday: 7.98%
Thursday: 7.22%
Wednesday: 6.03%
Tuesday: 6.49%
Monday: 7.78%
Sunday: 7.65%

Percent positivity: 4.32%

The percent positivity for new cases was 4.32% on Saturday. 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.

Saturday: 4.32%
Friday: 6.32%
Thursday: 5.89%
Wednesday: 4.90%
Tuesday: 5.44%
Monday: 6.31%
Sunday: 5.94%

Florida Resident Fatalities: 28

Florida reported 28 new virus fatalities among residents on Sunday. 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. A total of 16,789 Floridians have died of the virus.

Sunday: 28
Saturday: 41
Friday: 72
Thursday: 77
Wednesday: 66
Tuesday: 56
Monday: 20

Hospitalizations (49,404 since pandemic began):