Coronavirus coverage Sept. 15 – Sept. 19, 2020

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11 a.m. update, Sept. 19, 2020

Indian River County added 23 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, according to the Florida Department of Health dashboard. This raises the total number of county cases to 3,072, while the death count remained at 109.

Health officials said 56 out of the 109 deaths in Indian River County were at long-term care facilities.

The long-term care facilities with COVID-19 cases can be found here. Health officials also released the names of long-term care facilities with COVID-19 deaths.

There have been 290 total hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Indian River County, health officials said. The county cases and number of hospitalizations are both cumulative.

There were four people still hospitalized from COVID-19 in the county as of Friday, health officials said.

For the Indian River County cases among residents, 1,579 were white, 381 were black, 339 were listed as “other” and 750 were listed as “unknown.”

There have been 34,187 total tests completed in Indian River County, with 3,072 testing positive and 31,097 testing negative, health officials said. The testing figures account for residents and non-residents.

Statewide, the number of cases increased to 681,233. The number of deaths in Florida increased to 13,450.

11 a.m. update, Sept. 18, 2020

Indian River County added 23 new COVID-19 cases Friday, according to the Florida Department of Health dashboard. This raises the total number of county cases to 3,049, while the death count remained at 109.

The new Indian River County cases can be found on the health department’s state linelist. Health officials said 56 out of the 109 deaths in Indian River County were at long-term care facilities.

The long-term care facilities with COVID-19 cases can be found here. Health officials also released the names of long-term care facilities with COVID-19 deaths.

There have been 286 total hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Indian River County, health officials said. The county cases and number of hospitalizations are both cumulative.

There were four people still hospitalized from COVID-19 in the county as of Friday, health officials said.

For the Indian River County cases among residents, 1,563 were white, 378 were black, 336 were listed as “other” and 749 were listed as “unknown.”

There have been 33,954 total tests completed in Indian River County, with 3,049 testing positive and 30,887 testing negative, health officials said. The testing figures account for residents and non-residents.

Statewide, the number of cases increased to 677,660. The number of deaths in Florida increased to 13,387.

11 a.m. update, Sept. 17, 2020

Indian River County added 15 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, along with one new death, according to the Florida Department of Health dashboard. This raises the total number of county cases to 3,026, while the death count increased to 109.

The new Indian River County death is:

  • An 83-year-old man with no travel history and unknown contact with an infected person. The man’s case was counted Aug. 24.

The long-term care facilities with COVID-19 cases can be found here. Health officials also released the names of long-term care facilities with COVID-19 deaths.

There have been 283 hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Indian River County, health officials said. The county cases and number of hospitalizations are both cumulative.

There were four people still hospitalized from COVID-19 in the county as of Thursday, health officials said.

For the Indian River County cases among residents, 1,551 were white, 376 were black, 337 were listed as “other” and 742 were listed as “unknown.”

There have been 33,747 total tests completed in Indian River County, with 3,026 testing positive and 30,703 testing negative, health officials said. The testing figures account for residents and non-residents.

Statewide, the number of cases increased to 674,456. The number of deaths in Florida increased to 13,247.

11 a.m. update, Sept. 16, 2020

Indian River County added 11 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, along with one new death, according to the Florida Department of Health dashboard. This raises the total number of county cases to 3,011, while the death count increased to 108.

The new Indian River County death is:

  • A 70-year-old woman with no travel history. The woman’s case was counted Aug. 20.

The new Indian River County cases can be found on the health department’s state linelist

Health officials said 56 out of the 108 Indian River County deaths were at long-term care facilities.

The long-term care facilities with COVID-19 cases can be found here. Health officials also released the names of long-term care facilities with COVID-19 deaths.

There have been 281 hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Indian River County, health officials said. The county cases and number of hospitalizations are both cumulative.

There were seven people still hospitalized from COVID-19 in the county as of Tuesday, health officials said.

For the Indian River County cases among residents, 1,541 were white, 376 were black, 333 were listed as “other” and 741 were listed as “unknown.”

There have been 33,506 total tests completed in Indian River County, with 3,011 testing positive and 30,477 testing negative, health officials said. The testing figures account for residents and non-residents.

Statewide, the number of cases increased to 671,201. The number of deaths in Florida increased to 13,100.

11 a.m. update, Sept. 15, 2020

Indian River County added 10 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, along with one new death, according to the Florida Department of Health dashboard. This raises the total number of county cases to 3,000, while the death count increased to 107.

The new Indian River County death is:

  • A 61-year-old woman with unknown travel history and unknown contact with an infected person. The woman’s case was counted Aug. 21.

The new Indian River County cases can be found on the health department’s state linelist

Health officials said 55 out of the 107 Indian River County deaths were at long-term care facilities.

The long-term care facilities with COVID-19 cases can be found here. Health officials also released the names of long-term care facilities with COVID-19 deaths.

There have been 281 hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Indian River County, health officials said. The county cases and number of hospitalizations are both cumulative.

There were seven people still hospitalized from COVID-19 in the county as of Tuesday, health officials said.

For the Indian River County cases among residents, 1,532 were white, 376 were black, 334 were listed as “other” and 738 were listed as “unknown.”

There have been 33,318 total tests completed in Indian River County, with 3,000 testing positive and 30,300 testing negative, health officials said. The testing figures account for residents and non-residents.

Statewide, the number of cases increased to 668,846. The number of deaths in Florida increased to 12,946.

See previous Indian River County daily virus coverage here.

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