Florida Department of Health
July 6, 2020
Editor’s Note: We will continue to update this post as more information is received.
Florida Department of Health:
Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces Forty-Seven Deaths Related to COVID-19
~203,376 positive cases in Florida residents and 3,071 positive cases in non-Florida residents~
Test results for more than 44,600 individuals were reported to DOH as of midnight, on Sunday, July 5. Today, as reported at 11 a.m., there are:
- 6,336 new positive COVID-19 cases (6,300 Florida residents and 36 non-Florida residents)
- 47 Florida resident deaths related to COVID-19
On July 5, 14.97 percent of new cases** tested positive.
There are a total of 206,447 Florida cases*** with 3,778 deaths related to COVID-19.
Since July 5, the deaths of forty-seven Florida residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have been reported in Broward, Dade, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee, Orange, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and St. Lucie counties.
Nassau County Emergency Management:
When questioned as to the discrepancy between 11 reported and 11 on the Nassau County Chart, while 12 were listed on the Nassau County breakdown, Emergency Management responded, “ At 0930 this morning there were 11 cases being reported by FDOH. At 1105 this morning there were 12 being reported by FDOH. We update our headline.
Zip-Code 32034 has 158 cases today 4 more than yesterday.
