The Florida Department of Health s daily dashboard of coronavirus cases.
As of Thursday afternoon, 5,132 people were hospitalized in Florida with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, down 24 from a day earlier.
The Florida Department of Health on Thursday reported 13,148 people tested positive for the coronavirus since a day earlier. It s the third largest number of cases in a single day.
The peak daily total was July 12, when 15,300 cases were reported.
The deaths of 104 people from complications relating to COVID-19 were recorded Thursday, although those deaths may have occurred days or weeks earlier.
The state’s death toll now stands at 20,594, while the number of coronavirus cases is 1,168,483.
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The state reported nearly 65,000 additional positive tests this week, the most in one week since July.
The greater Tampa Bay region saw its highest weekly total for positive tests, breaking records set during the summer surge.
More people than ever tested positive for the coronavirus in the the greater Tampa Bay region this week.
The state reported 14,199 cases of the virus in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Polk, Pasco and Hernando Counties for the week that ended today.
The previous highest weekly total for the region was the week ending July 17, when 13,860 cases were recorded.
July was also the last time Florida reported a higher number of weekly cases statewide than the nearly 65,000 added this week.
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HONORS AND AWARDS
Joseph A. Schwartz, Ph.D. (College of Criminology & Criminal Justice) was awarded the Early Career Award from the BioPsychoSocial Division of the American Society of Criminology. This prestigious award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to scholarly knowledge on BioPsychoSocial criminology within six years of receiving their doctoral degree.
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Jason Pappas, Ph.D. (College of Education) and doctoral students Carter Floyd and Susmit Gulavani received the Atlantic Coast Conference Center for Research in Intercollegiate Athletics Award for their research project “A Tale of Two Cities: COVID-19 and Student-Athletes’ Psychological Well-Being.” The four will present their findings to ACC athletics administrators in 2021 during the conference’s fall meeting.
The state reported that the rate of people in Florida who tested positive for the coronavirus for the first time is at 9.28 percent.
The rate of people in Florida who tested positive for the coronavirus for the first time came in at almost 9.3 percent.
According to the state Department of Health, 11,541 new coronavirus cases were added on Wednesday, an increase compared to the two prior days.
The state reported that the rate of people in Florida who tested positive for the coronavirus for the first time came in at almost 9.3 percent, the second consecutive day the positivity rate was over 9 percent. Over 140,000 tests were returned Tuesday.
Florida Department of Health daily COVID-19 dashboard
A large leap in COVID-19 cases in the greater Tampa Bay region was reported Thursday the second most in a single day.
The Florida Department of Health on Thursday reported 13,148 people tested positive for the coronavirus since a day earlier. It s the third largest number of cases in a single day.
The peak daily total was July 12, when 15,300 cases were reported.
The greater Tampa Bay region also saw a significant rise 2,592 people testing positive trailing only June 27, when 2,854 cases were reported.
Pinellas County saw a surge in cases with 554, and deaths with 24. That s also the second highest daily deaths in Pinellas, behind July 14, when the deaths of 26 people were recorded. Hillsborough County reported 741 new cases and four deaths.