Florida Department of Health (Updated 5/18/2020 at 12:00 pm)
~45,208 positive cases in Florida residents and 1,234 positive cases in non-Florida residents~
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health, in order to provide more comprehensive data, 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 also provides 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.
More than 24,100 test results were reported to the Department of Health on Sunday, May 17. Today, as of 11 a.m., there are 854 new positive COVID-19 cases (839 Florida residents and 15 non-Florida residents) and twenty-four deaths related to COVID-19.
While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week, the percent of those testing positive for COVID-19 overall is 7 percent. On May 17, 3 percent of new cases** tested positive.
The Florida Department of Health also releases a list of long-term care facilities in Florida associated with COVID-19 cases with active cases and number of deaths in each facility in order to provide real-time data. The list of long-term care facilities with active COVID-19 cases is available here. The list of long-term care facilities with deaths in available here. To date, 901 individuals that were staff or residents of a long-term care facility have died.
There are a total of 46,442 Florida cases** with 1,997 deaths related to COVID-19.
Since 11 a.m. on May 17, twenty-four people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Brevard, Broward, Dade, Hillsborough, Lee, Pinellas, Polk and Walton counties.
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. This daily report 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 5/18/2020)
Globally 4,618 821 cases (93,324)
311,847 deaths (4,452)
Western Pacific Region 168,515 cases (969)
6,743 deaths (13)
European Region 1,890,467 cases (19,922)
167,173 deaths (1,222)
South-East Asia Region 141,593 cases (7,062)
4,582 deaths (231)
Eastern Mediterranean Region 338,560 cases (11,992)
9,979 deaths (138)
Region of the Americas 2,017,811 cases (50,879)
121,609 deaths (2,810)
African Region 61,163 cases (2,500)
1,748 deaths (38)
Highlights
- The 73rd World Health Assembly which opened today, will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. Member States will deliver statements, report their progress in fighting the coronavirus, share knowledge on the evolving situation and consider a draft resolution on COVID-19. It is available live online in Arabic, Chinese, Russian, English, French, and Spanish.
- WHO has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to work together to promote health through sport and physical activity. The agreement has a special focus on preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This collaboration is timely because the current COVID-19 pandemic
is particularly affecting people with NCDs. Flooding in Somalia has raised concerns of an upsurge in cholera cases as the country deals with a growing number of COVID-19cases. WHO’s country office has sent urgently needed essential medical supplies, however funding for humanitarian operations in Somalia remains very low. - Sony Music Latin and Global Citizen have released a new “Color Esperanza” track with proceeds benefiting the Pan American Health Organization(PAHO)–WHO’s Regional Office for the Americas – and its COVID-19 relief efforts throughout the Americas.
- WHO has cautioned against recommending or administering unproven treatments to patients with COVID-19. In the‘Subject in Focus’ below, we highlight how the WHO Solidarity Trial is helping find an effective treatment for COVID-19.