Florida sees more than 1,250 new coronavirus cases

Florida added 1,270 new recorded cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, as most of the state begins Phase 2 of reopening and thousands pour into the streets to protest the death of George Floyd.

Twenty-eight new deaths also were recorded, with four coming from the Tampa Bay area.

What’s the picture across the state?

As of Saturday, the state has 62,758 cases of coronavirus infections and 2,773 deaths. For severe cases, 10,891 people have been hospitalized, with the bulk over the age of 45.

Still, younger people contract the virus — 28 percent of the state’s coronavirus infections are people age 34 and younger.

Testing has continued to increase, with 1.175 million, about 5 percent of the state’s population, having taken a test for COVID-19. Of those tests, 5.3 percent have come back positive.

About half of the state’s deaths come from long-term care facilities, with the largest number in Miami-Dade County. Manatee and Pinellas counties have both had bad nursing home outbreaks, and Freedom Square, a nursing home in Seminole, is the second deadliest outbreak at a long-term care facility statewide.

What’s the picture in Tampa Bay?

The state announced four new deaths in the Tampa Bay area on Saturday, with two in Hillsborough and two in Polk. There also were 179 new cases of the coronavirus announced.

In total, the seven counties that make up the Tampa Bay area — Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk — account for 7,163 cases and 396 deaths.

The new deaths include a 78-year-old Hillsborough man, a 73-year-old Hillsborough woman, a 68-year-old Polk woman and an 81-year-old Polk woman.

As of the latest counts, Hillsborough has 2,643 cases and 93 deaths; Pinellas has 1,532 cases and 96 deaths; Manatee has 1,177 cases and 107 deaths; Polk has 1,145 cases and 66 deaths; Pasco has 419 cases and 16 deaths; Citrus has 125 cases and 12 deaths; and Hernando has 122 cases and six deaths.

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