Florida coronavirus cases near 50,900

2,237 deaths related to COVID-19 reported in state

A health care worker gathers information from a person wishing to get a coronavirus test Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health reported Sunday morning that 50,867 people have tested positive for COVID-19, an increase of 740 in a span of 24 hours.

Four coronavirus-related deaths were recorded since Saturday morning, bringing the statewide death toll to 2,237 as of 10 a.m. Sunday, according to the state Department of Health.

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There were no additional coronavirus-related deaths reported Sunday in Northeast Florida.

In the region, there have been confirmed 3,021 COVID-19 cases and 96 deaths.

View the chart below for a full breakdown of all 11 Northeast Florida counties:

So far, the state has tested 872,916 people for the coronavirus, with 5.8% of tests coming back positive -- a percentage that has dropped.

It’s unclear how many people have gotten better since testing positive. The state has not provided data on the number of people who have recovered.


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