FDOH reports 5.57% statewide, case total count climbs toward 2 million (Source: KEYC News Now) By ABC7 Staff | March 17, 2021 at 2:49 PM EDT - Updated March 17 at 2:49 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - COVID-19 positivity rates dipped back down to 5.57% on Wednesday. Manatee and Sarasota are reporting positivity rates of 8.74% and 4.21% respectively. The state is also reporting 4,727 new cases bringing the statewide total to 1,989,024. 55 new deaths have been reported bringing the total death toll to 32,504. An increase in the death total does not indicate that all deaths occurred in the last 24 hours. Here are the latest totals in the Suncoast: SARASOTA VACCINES: FIRST DOSE: 72,233