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Brian Lee with Families for Better Care says federal data on nursing home case rates lags and doesn't cover all of Florida's long-term care facilities. He says the state is failing seniors by not resuming daily reports.

The positivity rate for new cases statewide was 7.8%, up from 5.2% the previous week.

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 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%.

Officials in Hillsborough and Pasco counties cite a drop in demand, along with declines in the positivity rate and number of cases.

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

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.