The state identified the newly reported deaths as follows:
A 61-year-old man who had contact with a known case and whose positive case was counted by the state on Dec. 15.
An 88-year-old man (Case counted Dec. 18).
Lee County s cumulative total of COVID-19 fatalities increased to 645, ninth-highest among Florida counties. Of those deaths, 287 or 44% were either residents or staff of nursing homes.
The newly added cases pushed Lee s total to 37,909, eighth-most among Florida counties. So far this month, the county has added 7,796 new cases, more than the total for all of November (6,524). It s also the second-highest monthly total for Lee since the pandemic began, trailing only the 9,828 reported during July. Lee is averaging 339 cases per day this month, 22 more than July s daily average (317).
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The Florida Department of Health reported 406 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths in Lee County Thursday.
The cases were the most on a single day for the county since 872 were recorded on July 16.
The newly added cases pushed Lee s total to 35,759, eighth-most among Florida counties. Through Wednesday, Lee s moving seven-day new case average was 324, more than double the same average on Nov. 1 (132).
The seven-day average case rate is the average of a day and the previous six days of COVID-19 cases. This is recognized as a more accurate measure of the spread of coronavirus in a community. That s because it minimizes the impact of a single day with a very high or very low number of cases.
The Florida Department of Health on Saturday reported 348 new cases of COVID-19 in Lee County and three additional deaths.
Lee s total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 stands at 613. The new cases increased the county s cumulative number to 34,177.
On Friday, the state reported a total of 33,829 cases and 610 deaths in Lee County.