Florida coronavirus: State reports 10,431 new cases, resident deaths surpass 19,000

Posted: Dec 5, 2020 / 03:08 PM EST / Updated: Dec 6, 2020 / 07:53 AM EST

TAMPA (WFLA) – The Florida Department of Health reported more than 10,400 new cases on Saturday.

The overall Florida resident death toll has also surpassed 19,000.

New cases reported:

Saturday: 10,431
Friday: 10,177
Thursday: 10,870
Wednesday: 9,994
Tuesday: 8,847

Percent positive:

The health department received 158,182 test results from labs across the state on Friday. Of the results received, 9.14% were positive. This includes people who have been tested multiple times.

Friday: 9.14%
Thursday: 9.36%
Wednesday: 9.84%
Tuesday: 10.87%
Monday: 10.50%

Percent positivity:

The percent positivity for new cases was 7.32% on Friday. 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.

Friday: 7.32%
Thursday: 7.49%
Wednesday: 8.19%
Tuesday: 9.12%
Monday: 8.69%

Florida Resident Fatalities: 19,084 total

Florida reported 90 new virus fatalities among residents on Saturday. 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.

Saturday: 90
Friday: 120
Thursday: 98
Wednesday: 97
Tuesday: 82

Hospitalizations (56,317 since pandemic began):