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COVID-19 in Florida, Dec. 3: 10,870 new cases, 98 newly reported deaths

Jennifer Sangalang
The Gainesville Sun

The Florida Department of Health reported 10,870 new COVID-19 cases and 98 newly verified deaths Thursday.

The cumulative number of Florida cases is now 1,029,030 and the reported death toll for state residents since the pandemic began is 18,874.

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The number of Florida residents hospitalized with COVID-19 is 55,820 since the pandemic began, an increase of 253 from the previous day. The Department of Health notes the total figure is cumulative and does not reflect the number of COVID-19 patients currently in hospitals.

Here's a breakdown of the latest numbers in Florida.

Overview

Total cases: 1,029,030, which includes 1,012,456 residents and 16,574  nonresidents

Deaths of Florida residents: 18,874

Deaths of nonFlorida residents: 238, an increase of 2 from the previous day

Hospitalizations: 55,820

Testing

Florida residents tested yesterday: 130,744 (10,699 tested positive and 120,045 were negative)

Daily positivity rate for new cases: 8.18%

The positivity rate is calculated by the state by using the total number of people tested for the virus and the total number of people who have tested positive.

Deaths in long-term care facilities

Total: 7,398, an increase of 22 from the previous day

Top 5 cities with confirmed cases 

Miami: 135,509, an increase of 1,371 from the previous day

Orlando: 44,727, 44,303, an increase of 424 from the previous day

Jacksonville: 42,053, an increase of 541 from the previous day

Tampa: 35,652, an increase of 313 from the previous day

Hialeah: 31,929, an increase of 323 from the previous day

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