Florida coronavirus: Tampa Bay surpasses 120,000 total coronavirus cases

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Health reported 2,541 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday.

Tampa Bay has also recorded just over 120,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to the FDOH. There are now 120,297 positive cases in the bay area.

Here’s the latest data from the DOH:

New cases reported (693,040 total):

Thursday: 2,541
Wednesday: 2,590
Tuesday: 2,470
Monday: 1,685
Sunday: 2,521

Percent positive: 5.73%

The health department says it received 60,212 test results from labs across the state on Wednesday. Of all the test results received, 5.73% were positive. This includes people who have been tested multiple times.

Wednesday: 5.73%
Tuesday: 7.21%
Monday: 7.55%
Sunday: 6.13%
Saturday: 6.23%

Percent positivity: 4.45%

The percent positivity for new cases was 4.45% on Wednesday. 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.

Wednesday: 4.45%
Tuesday: 5.30%
Monday: 5.88%
Sunday: 4.36%
Saturday: 4.64%

Florida Resident Fatalities (13,795 total):

The state reported 177 new 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.

Thursday: 177
Wednesday: 202
Tuesday: 99
Monday: 21
Sunday: 9

Hospitalizations (43,128 since pandemic began):