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The positivity rate for new coronavirus cases in Florida fell to 4.55% on Tuesday.

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.

Because there are no caps on cost, consumers and insurers often get billed hundreds of dollars for the most reliable PCR test. Prices are rising and they can’t fight back.

Across Florida, the deaths of 93 people from COVID-19 related complications were reported on Tuesday, bringing the statewide toll to 36,102.

In the greater Tampa Bay region, there were 1,179 new cases reported on Tuesday.

The positivity rate for those testing positive for the first time came in at 6.25% on the most tests returned in a day since March 2.

The state reported 93 new daily deaths since Thursday's report, the first time it's been more than 90 people in almost two weeks.

The Florida Department of Health reported Tuesday that 9,068 people tested positive for the coronavirus statewide, including 1,818 in the greater Tampa Bay region.

Nearly a quarter of the state's new coronavirus cases in the past week were in the greater Tampa Bay region.

The state reported 5,885 new positive coronavirus cases and 42 new deaths. The Tampa Bay region reported four new deaths in Wednesday's report.

The 32,636 cases added since last Friday is the highest weekly sum since Feb. 27-March 5.

The state reported 2,823 people are currently hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, the lowest level since Nov. 8, 2020.