FDOH reports continued decline in COVID-19 positivity rate (Source: KEYC News Now) By ABC7 Staff | March 2, 2021 at 3:06 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 3:06 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - COVID-19 positivity rates have continued to slowly drop. The Department of Health is reporting a 5.69% positivity rate statewide. Manatee and Sarasota are reporting decreased rates of 6.63% and 2.57% respectively. The state is also reporting 7,075 new cases bringing the statewide total to 1,918,100. 136 new deaths have been reported bringing the total death toll to 31,135. An increase in the death total does not indicate that all deaths occurred in the last 24 hours. ABC7 will update this story with vaccine totals once those numbers are available.