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Florida was responsible for about one in five new COVID-19 cases reported nationally Wednesday.

The state reported 1,797 people are hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, while daily cases remained below 2,000.

The 1,832 hospitalizations for COVID-19 was also the lowest recorded since Health News Florida began tracking hospitalization data daily in late July.

Locally, Hillsborough, Pinellas and Hernando Counties each reported four new deaths due to complications from COVID-19.

The state did not update on Tuesday how many tests came in Monday, nor what the percent positivity rate of new cases was.

The positivity rate for new cases of COVID-19 was at 3.75% of tests returned Monday. That is well below the rate where the numbers of cases are considered to be accelerating.

The positivity rate came in at 3.91% Sunday, the 13th straight day that the rate was under 5%.

Officials reported 2,079 hospitalizations statewide, off almost 17% from a week ago; and 428 hospitalizations in the greater Tampa Bay region, down 21% from a week earlier.

The state reported Thursday 3.92% of swabs that came in Wednesday tested positive for the virus, making it the eleventh day in a row the number has been under 5%.

For three days in a row, the state has reported less than three thousand new coronavirus cases.

New cases of coronavirus in Florida continue to decline as the state reports the lowest number of new cases on a Tuesday since early February.

While 89 more people have died due to complications from the virus, the positivity rate remained below 5% for the second consecutive day.