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Florida COVID-19 Cases Pass 46,000

The number of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus in Florida is 46,442. The death toll is 1,997.
Florida Department of Health
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Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

Health officials report 46,442 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Florida; an increase of 854 since Sunday.

In the Tampa Bay area, there are 110 new infections.

Statewide, 1,997 people have died due to complications from COVID-19; an increase of 24 over Sunday.

The Department of Health listed four of the deceased in the Tampa Bay region:

  • In Hillsborough County – Two women; ages 66 and 86.
  • In Pinellas County – A 78-year-old man.
  • In Polk County – A 70-year-old woman.

Tampa Bay area positive tests as of 10 a.m. Monday, May 18:  

  • Hillsborough: 1,653 (1,598 local, 55 non-resident)
  • Pinellas: 1,051 (1,007 local, 44 non-resident)
  • Manatee: 867 (863 local, 4 non-resident)
  • Polk: 746 (736 local, 10 non-resident)
  • Sarasota: 518 (502 local, 16 non-Sarasota resident)
  • Pasco: 319 (309 local, 10 non-Pasco resident)
  • Hernando: 110 (104 local, 6 non-Hernando resident)

Florida COVID-19 daily total of positive tests/deaths for the last two weeks:

  • May 18: 854 / 24
  • May 17: 777 / 9
  • May 16: 673 / 48
  • May 15: 928 / 42
  • May 14: 808 / 48
  • May 13: 479 / 48
  • May 12: 941 / 44
  • May 11: 386 / 14
  • May 10: 595 / 6
  • May 9: 802 / 46
  • May 8: 371 / 69
  • May 7: 826 / 61
  • May 6: 563 / 68
  • May 5: 542 / 72


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Lisa Peakes is the local host of NPR's All Things Considered on WUSF 89.7.