Cases of COVID-19 in Florida have now passed 33,000.
The Department of Health confirms 33,193 people have tested positive for COVID-19; an increase of 347 cases since Tuesday morning.
According to the Wednesday report from the department, 1,218 people have died in Florida from the coronavirus; a daily increase of 47.
Twelve of Wednesday’s deaths were in the Tampa Bay area.
Health officials provided information for three recent deaths in its daily report:
- An 89-year-old Hillsborough County woman who had contact with another person known to have COVID-19;
- An 88-year-old Polk County man whose travel history or contact with another infected person is unknown;
- An 83-year-old Polk County woman who had contact with another person known to have COVID-19.
Tampa Bay area positive tests as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 29:
- Hillsborough: 1,105 (1,056 local, 49 non-resident)
- Pinellas: 718 (677 local, 41 non-resident)
- Manatee: 567 (564 local, 3 non-resident)
- Polk: 468 (462 local, 6 non-resident)
- Sarasota: 338 (322 local, 16 non-Sarasota resident)
- Pasco: 241 (234 local, 7 non-Pasco resident)
- Hernando: 89 (83 local, 6 non-Hernando resident)
Florida COVID-19 daily total of positive tests/deaths for last two weeks
- April 29: 347/47
- April 28: 708/83
- April 27: 610/14
- April 26: 689 / 19
- April 25: 306 / 43
- April 24: 885 / 60
- April 23: 1072 / 60
- April 22: 707 / 60
- April 21: 811 / 44
- April 20: 744 / 49
- April 19: 822 / 26
- April 18: 739 / 22
- April 17: 1413 / 58
- April 16: 821 / 54
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