Florida Department of Health
August 7, 2020
Florida Department of Health:
Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces One Hundred Eighty Deaths Related to COVID-19
~512,421 positive cases in Florida residents and 5,654 positive cases in non-Florida residents~
Test results for more than 87,700 individuals were reported to DOH as of midnight, on Thursday, August 6. Today, as reported at 11 a.m., there are:
- 7,686 new positive COVID-19 cases (7,653 Florida residents and 33 non-Florida residents)
- 180 Florida resident deaths related to COVID-19
On August 6, 10.12 percent of new cases** tested positive.
There are a total of 518,075 Florida cases*** with 7,927 deaths related to COVID-19.
Since August 6, the death of one hundred eighty Florida residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have been reported in Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Columbia, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Hernando, Highland, Hillsborough, Indian River, Jackson, Lake, Lee, Leon, Marion, Martin, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee and Volusia counties.
Nassau County Emergency Management:
I have read that CDC director Robert Redfield testified in front of congress recently. It is reported that he affirmed that hospitals have financial incentives to inflate their count of deaths due to COVID. Apparently Minnesota state senator Dr. Scott Jensen has said the same thing. Hmmm……….
Please restore reporting the number of COVID cases by zip code. It is particularly important to those who are at a higher risk and have come to rely on this information.
Thank you.