FDOH reports an 8.36% positivity rate on its dashboard update (Source: KEYC News Now) By ABC7 Staff | February 2, 2021 at 3:09 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 3:09 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The statewide COVID-19 positivity rate was 8.36% Tuesday, with reported rates of 7.77% and 5.88% for Manatee and Sarasota Counties respectively. Since March, 1,737,640 positive cases have been reported since the beginning of the pandemic, an increase of 10,385 cases since Monday’s update. 137 new deaths have been reported since Monday bringing total deaths to 26,822. Any increases in death totals does not indicate that all the deaths occurred in the last 24 hours 124,282 people were tested Monday statewide. Here are the latest totals in the Suncoast: