Florida added 12,311 cases of coronavirus and 156 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 25,561.
Since March, more than 1.6 million people in the state have been infected with the virus.
The health department reported 11,390 infections and 169 deaths a day this week. It can take officials up to two weeks to confirm and report a coronavirus-related death, which means that the number of deaths added is not necessarily the number of people who died the previous day.
Vaccinations: According to Saturday’s report, Florida vaccinated 1,328,175 people, with 37,364 people vaccinated on Friday. To date, 151,447 people have received both doses required for immunity, while 1,176,728 people have received only one dose.
In Hillsborough County, 59,485 people were vaccinated; in Pinellas, 59,569; in Pasco, 23,464; in Manatee, 20,771; in Polk, 25,947; in Hernando, 11,372; and in Citrus, 9,998.
Hospitalizations: According to the agency for health care administration, hospitals in Florida currently treat 6,698 patients for COVID-19, including 1,319 people in the Tampa Bay region.
The health department reported 270 new admissions on Saturday, including 45 admissions locally.
About 20 percent of hospital beds and 16 percent of beds for intensive care units for adults were available across the country. In Tampa Bay, about 20 percent of the hospital beds and 15 percent of the ICU beds were open to adults.
Positivity: According to Johns Hopkins University, Florida’s positivity rate was 11.1 percent on Saturday. According to health officials, the state’s daily positivity rate was 6.54 percent.
According to the World Health Organization, states must maintain a positivity rate of 5 percent or less for at least two weeks before reopening. A positivity rate of 5 percent or less indicates that testing is widespread to capture mild, asymptomatic, and negative cases.
Eight states, Guam and the District of Columbia currently have a positive percentage of less than 5 percent.
Local numbers: Tampa Bay added 2,289 cases and 51 deaths on Saturday.
Hillsborough County added 13 deaths, while Pasco County added 12. Pinellas County reported 11 deaths and Polk recorded eight deaths. Citrus County added 7 deaths. There were no new deaths in Manatee County. Hernando County removed one death from its count, meaning that the death was not related to the coronavirus, or that the person who died was not a resident.
The counties of Polk and Hillsborough averaged 11 percent positive percentages. The provinces of Pasco, Hernando and Citrus each had a positive percentage of 10 percent. The provinces of Pinellas and Manatee had a positive percentage of about 8 percent.
As of the latest count, Hillsborough has 96,338 cases and 1,242 deaths; Pinellas has 56,564 cases and 1,229 deaths; Polk has 47,795 cases and 935 deaths; Manatee has 27,224 cases and 491 deaths; Pasco has 28,076 cases and 500 deaths; Hernando has 9,434 cases and 331 deaths; and Citrus has 8,236 cases and 332 deaths.
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