Daily Stats (Updated 4/4/2020 at 1:30 pm)
As of today, Lee Health has:
- 46 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals
- Submitted 3,930 specimens for testing
- Discharged 17 patients
- 196 employees quarantined; 14 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19
- Click here for table showing specimens sent to the lab, positive cases currently in our hospitals, presumptive positive cases and telemedicine visits.
Today’s News
Golisano Children’s Urgent Care Center in Naples to Temporarily Suspend Services
Golisano Children’s Urgent Care Center in Naples will temporarily close at the end of business today to reallocate staff to critical areas in the health system. If your child’s pediatrician is unavailable, Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida emergency services and Lee Health Coconut Point remain open. Lee Telehealth also offers pediatric care for urgent, non-emergency patients. To sign up, click here.
Take the Pledge!
It takes a community effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Join us and make your pledge online to keep our community safe here. Download the “I Took the Pledge” sign here and show your friends you took the pledge by posting a photo or video on social media. Don’t forget to use the hashtags #ITookThePledge and #StayHomeSWFL. We thank you for doing your part to protect our community and flattening the curve.
Thank You, Health Care Heroes
Thank our health care heroes by posting a video or picture on social media with the hashtags #HeartsForHeroes and #SWFLStrongerTogether. Encourage your friends to post a thank you message, too. We are grateful for the American Heart Association for organizing this virtual parade and social media challenge for our health care heroes. For more information on the Hearts for Heroes Challenge, click here.
Share Your Story with Us
Lee Health has discharged patients who have recovered from COVID-19. Was that you or someone you know? We want to share uplifting, positive stories. Please share your story by emailing us at
~11,173 positive cases in Florida residents and 372 positive cases in non-Florida residents~
TALLAHASSEE — Today, the Florida Department of Health has released additional information on cases in the counties most impacted by COVID-19 through the twice-daily report. Information now available for these counties now includes breakouts for race and ethnicity, and hospitalizations for COVID-19 positive individuals, as well as county-wide information on daily percent of emergency department visits that result in cough-associated admissions, and the daily percent of emergency department visits that mention cough, fever, and/or shortness of breath.
To keep Florida residents and visitors safe, informed and aware about the status of the virus, the Florida Department of Health maintains a COVID-19 dashboard that is updated twice daily. We also encourage all Floridians to take the COVID-19 Community Action Survey by visiting www.StrongerThanC19.com.
Today, as of 6 p.m., there are 11,545 total** Florida cases.
While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week, the percent of those testing positive for COVID-19 overall is 11 percent. Of the 11,725 tests performed on April 3, there were 1,597 positive results, or 14 percent.
Four people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Broward, Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach counties.
New Florida cases include:
- 434 additional positive COVID-19 cases (413 Florida residents and 21 non-Florida residents) reported to the Florida Department of Health.
- There are currently 11,173 positive cases in Florida residents and 372 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.
World Health Organization Update
SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours
(last updated 10:00 AM CET 4/4/2020)
56 985 deaths (6664)
3809 deaths (49)
42 334 deaths (5231)
267 deaths (22)
3592 deaths (154)
6802 deaths (1202)
170 deaths (6)
- One new country/territory/area reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24
hours: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. - As worldwide cases climb above 1 million and deaths over 50 000, Dr Tedros
stressed that the best way for countries to end restrictions and ease their
economic effects was to attack the virus with an aggressive and
comprehensive package of measures. His speech can be found here. - WHO has released new technical guidance recommending universal access to
public hand hygiene stations and making their use obligatory on entering and
leaving any public or private commercial building and any public transport
facility. It also recommends that healthcare facilities improve access to and
practice of hand hygiene. Find more here. - WHO/Europe has received a €30 million contribution from the European
Commission for 6 WHO European Region Member States – Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine – to meet
immediate needs in their responses to COVID-19. More information is
available here.