FDOH reports statewide COVID-19 positivity rate of 5.73% (Source: KEYC News Now) By ABC7 Staff | April 29, 2021 at 4:37 PM EDT - Updated April 29 at 4:37 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Health says there are 5,666 new cases in its Thursday dashboard update. That brings the total number of cases in the state to 2,228,212. There are also 54 new deaths since Wednesday’s update. An increase in the death totals does not necessarily indicate that all deaths occurred in the last 24 hours. FDOH shows the state positivity rate at 5.73%, with positivity rates of 5.90% and 3.21% in Manatee County and Sarasota County respectively. Manatee County is reporting one new death.