Statewide COVID-19 positivity rate skyrockets
Statewide COVID-19 positivity rate skyrockets Testing swabs (Source: Dr. J. Steven Alexander) By ABC7 Staff | December 29, 2020 at 4:56 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 5:26 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The COVID-19 positivity rate in Florida hit 22.75 percent statewide on Tuesday as counties try to plan how they will distribute the vaccines. The Florida Department of Health is reporting 1,292,252 cases since the pandemic started in March. There have been 21,409 deaths statewide. Here are the latest totals in the Suncoast: CASE DATA FOR MANATEE Conditions and Care Deaths: 415 Hospitalizat...