FDOH reports more than 11,000 new COVID-19 cases in Florida on its Wednesday dashboard COVID-19 affects different people in different ways. Infected people have had a wide range of symptoms reported â from mild symptoms to severe illness. (Source: AP) By ABC7 Staff | December 23, 2020 at 4:38 PM EST - Updated December 23 at 4:38 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Health is reporting 11,054 new cases of COVID-19 and a 8.62% positivity rate on its Wednesday COVID-19 dashboard update. The state is reporting 120 new deaths since Tuesday. Since March, there have been 1,234,399 cases statewide and 20,874 deaths. The positivity rate in Florida & Manatee county declined slightly in the past 24 hours. Sarasota Countyâ positivity rate nearly doubled in the last 24 hours. FDOH records 2 less deaths in Sarasota County, meaning 2 deaths were taken away.