FDOH reports 74 new deaths on its Tuesday COVID-19 dashboard Just as we started seeing a way out of the coronavirus pandemic, as COVID-19 vaccines have started arriving, a new strain of the virus appears to be circulating. (Source: WBRC) By ABC7 Staff | December 22, 2020 at 3:06 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 3:06 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Health is reporting 10,271 new cases of COVID-19 and a 8.78% positivity rate on its Tuesday COVID-19 dashboard update. The state is reporting 74 new deaths since Monday. Since March, there have been 1,223,015 cases statewide and 20,754 deaths. CASE DATA FOR MANATEE Conditions and Care Deaths: 405 Hospitalizations* Residents: 1,048 Non-Residents: 18