Estero 4/27/20 Village of Estero Coronavirus (COVID-19) Health Updates

~30,680 positive cases in Florida residents and 848 positive cases in non-Florida residents~

TALLAHASSEE —The Florida Department of Health releases a report on COVID-19 cases in Florida once per day. The Florida Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard is also providing updates once per day. The state is providing a report detailing surveillance data for every Florida county. Previously, this information was only available for select communities. The surveillance data report is available here.

On April 25, results for more than 19,000 tests were received, the second most since testing began. Over the past seven days, an average of more than 15,000 tests have been reported per day, the highest seven-day average since testing began. While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week, the percent of those testing positive for COVID-19 overall is 9 percent. On April 25, five percent of new cases** tested positive. This percentage has steadily decreased over the past two weeks.

Today, as of 11 a.m., there are 689 new positive COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths related to COVID-19. There are a total of 31,528 Florida cases*** with 1,074 deaths related to COVID-19.

To date, there have been 366 long-term care facilities associated with positive cases of COVID-19. The Florida Department of Health has published the list here. The daily COVID-19 report also includes information by county about deaths related to staff or residents in long-term care facilities. Of the 2,934 cases of residents or staff in long-term care facilities, 311 have died. 

Since 11 a.m. on April 25, nineteen people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Alachua, Broward, Citrus, Dade and Volusia counties.

New Florida cases include:

• 689 additional positive COVID-19 cases (684 Florida residents and 5 non-Florida residents) reported to the Florida Department of Health.
• There are currently 30,680 positive cases in Florida residents and 848 positive cases in non-Florida residents.

Florida recently partnered with private laboratories around the state to expand COVID-19 laboratory testing capacity. This partnership will increase the number of tests conducted each day and ensure Floridians receive the critical health information they need in a timely manner.

Expansion to private laboratories changes the COVID-19 testing landscape in Florida. Private laboratories are running tests as they receive swab samples from practitioners. Testing and reporting times vary among commercial and DOH laboratories. Demographic information may be updated during investigations. These twice daily reports reflect the state’s efforts to accurately and transparently share information.

• Public health systems are coming under severe strain as the COVID-19 pandemic
  continues. Countries must also continue to focus on other health emergencies and
  make progress against diseases such as malaria or poliomyelitis (polio). A new
  analysis on malaria supports the call to minimize disruptions to malaria prevention
  and treatment services during the COVID-19 pandemic. More information is
  available in the statement from the WHO Regional Office for Africa, the statement
  from the WHO Regional Office for the Americas and in details on the analysis.
• The WHO Regional Office for the Americas urges countries to strengthen
  vaccination against seasonal influenza and measles to prevent respiratory illness
  and vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic. More
  information is available here.
• The core protocol for therapeutics against COVID-19 has been published by the
  WHO R&D Blueprint Working Group. More information is available here.
• The WHO Regional Director for Europe has emphasized the need to build
  sustainable people-centred long-term care in the wake of COVID-19. More
  information is available here.
• The WHO Regional Office for Europe has published key considerations for the
  gradual easing of the lockdown restrictions introduced by many countries in
  response to the spread of COVID-19 across the European Region. More information
  is available here.