~355,899 positive cases in Florida residents and 4,495 positive cases in non-Florida residents~
TALLAHASSEE —The Florida Department of Health (DOH), in order to provide more comprehensive data, releases a report on COVID-19 cases in Florida once per day. The DOH COVID-19 dashboard is also providing updates once per day. The state also provides a report detailing surveillance data for every Florida county, which is available here.
In order to make the daily COVID-19 report easier to download and more accessible, the daily report will now separate case line data in a separate PDF. Both reports will continue to be updated daily. The case line data report is available here.
Test results for more than 78,900 individuals were reported to DOH as of midnight, on Sunday, July 19. Today, as reported at 11 a.m., there are:
- 10,347 new positive COVID-19 cases (10,287 Florida residents and 60 non-Florida residents)
- 90 Florida resident deaths related to COVID-19
On July 19, 14.74 percent of new cases** tested positive.
There are a total of 360,394 Florida cases*** with 5,072 deaths related to COVID-19.
Since July 19, the death of ninety Florida residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have been reported in Alachua, Broward, Charlotte, Clay, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Leon, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Lucie and Volusia counties.
Florida long-term care facility 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 is available here, which is updated weekly.
- To date, 2,400 individuals that were staff or residents of a long-term care facility have died.
The antibody COVID-19 test results report will be provided once a week and contains county, race and lab information on antibody COVID-19 tests conducted in Florida. The report for antibody tests conducted by private health care providers is available here and the report for antibody tests conducted at state-supported COVID-19 testing sites is available here.
COVID-19 TESTING IN CAPE CORAL
Drive-thru and walk-up testing available at Chester Street Resource Center
Fort Myers, Fla., July 20, 2020 — The Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee), in partnership with Cape Coral Fire Department and the City of Cape Coral, will be providing up to 500 free COVID-19 tests in Cape Coral at the Chester Street Resource Center.
Testing is scheduled beginning at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, July 26, and will continue weather-permitting, until 4 p.m. or until all available tests have been administered. Two drive-thru lanes and one walk-up lane are available. Additionally, this site is situated between Lee Tran Bus Routes along Cape Coral Pkwy and Miramar Street.
Location: City of Cape Coral – Chester Street Resource Center
4816 Chester Street
Cape Coral, FL 33904
Tests will be available for anyone 18 years of age or older. There is no fee for the test, and no appointment or doctor’s order is necessary. Children will be referred for testing to the Florida Department of Health in Lee County.
More Information on COVID-19
To find the most up-to-date information and guidance on COVID-19, please visit the Department of Health’s dedicated COVID-19 webpage. For information and advisories from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), please visit the CDC COVID-19 website, this website is also available in Spanish and Creole. For more information about current travel advisories issued by the U.S. Department of State, please visit the travel advisory website.
For any other questions related to COVID-19 in Florida, please contact the Department’s dedicated COVID-19 Call Center by calling 1-866-779-6121. The Call Center is available 24 hours per day. Inquiries may also be emailed to COVID-19@flhealth.gov.
About the Florida Department of Health
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