State sees 146 resident deaths, 5,922 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 30,624 with the addition of 146 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 5,922 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to 1,898,223.
February has reported 4,145 resident fatalities in February, an average of 159 a day. Those deaths, though, were from several previous days, as it can take weeks and sometimes several months for reports to appear. With 538 non-Florida resident deaths, the state’s combined total stands at 31,162.
Across the state, 3,864 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of 2 p.m. Friday, including 192 in Orange County, 86 in Osceola, 67 in Lake and 58 in Seminole.
To date, 80,238 people have been hospitalized in Florida, according to the state’s report, which includes 282 newly reported hospitalizations since Thursday’s update.
Statewide, 2,895,170 people have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, of which 1,588,027 people have received the second dose. The count is a snapshot through Thursday, based on the report released Friday.
Of those who have received at least the first dose, 2,195,956 are over the age of 65. A detailed breakdown of who has been vaccinated so far can be found here.
To date, 11,044,794 people have been tested in Florida, 32,769 more than Thursday’s total.
Statewide, the latest positivity rate reported Friday for Thursday’s test results by the Florida Department of Health was 5.18%, but that’s for new cases only and excludes anyone who previously tested positive. For all tested, the positivity rate was 6.74%
Central Florida added 1,051 cases on Friday for a total of 334,558: That includes 318 more in Orange for 113,648; 176 more in Polk for 56,759; 86 in Osceola for 36,607; 98 in Volusia for 34,338; 161 in Brevard for 33,739; 90 in Seminole for 27,057; 103 in Lake for 24,445; and 19 in Sumter for 7,965.
There were 31 new deaths across all eight Central Florida counties bringing the region’s toll to 5,275. Polk County has the most coronavirus fatalities in the region with 1,137, followed by 1,091 in Orange, 738 in Brevard, 654 in Volusia, 554 in Lake, 441 in Osceola, 422 in Seminole and 238 in Sumter.
Central Florida accounts for more than 17.6% of the cases statewide and more than 17.2% of the deaths.