Statewide positivity rate dips again in Fridayâs dashboard update (Source: KEYC News Now) By ABC7 Staff | February 26, 2021 at 2:51 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 2:51 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Health is reporting a statewide positivity rate of 5.18% on Friday, continuing a downward trend. As of Friday, 1,898,223 total cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Florida. Manatee and Sarasota counties are reporting positivity rates of 4.5% and 3.39% respectively. In the past 24 hours 5,941 new cases have been reported, as well as 146 new deaths. The state is reporting 30,624 total deaths since March. An increase in death totals does not mean that all deaths occurred in the last 24 hours.