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Here are updates on cases of coronavirus in Brevard, according to the Florida Department of Health, effective August 16, 2020.
Brevard registered four new deaths and 33 new COVID-19 cases, according to data from the Florida Department of Health on Sunday.
In total, Brevard’s count was 6,511 (6,490 residents and 21 non-residents affected). So far, the province has lost 178 people to the virus with 64 of those deaths reported this month (see case snapshot below). Victims ranged in age from 40 to 103. At least 109 of the dead were associated with long-term care facilities such as nursing homes.
It is important to note that the exact dates of these deaths have not been made public by the Department of Health; it is unlikely that these people died in a period of 16 days. Often there is a gap between the person’s death and when it is reported by the Florida Department of Health. Also, a “case” is a person who tests positive for the first time, according to FDOH.
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Here is information on the last four reported deaths in Brevard:
• a 77-year-old man whose case was not related to travel. It is not known if he was in contact with another known case. His case was first filed by the state Aug. 3.
• a 76-year-old man whose case was not related to travel. It is not known if he was in contact with another known case. His case was first filed by the state Aug. 7.
• a 90-year-old woman whose case was not related to travel. She has been in contact with another known case. Her case was first filed by the state Aug. 7.
• an 85-year-old man whose case was not related to travel. He has been in contact with another known case. His case was first filed by the state Aug. 8.
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There have been a total of 87,048 coronavirus tests conducted in Brevard since the pandemic began. Of these, 6,511 tested positive and 80,480 were negative. The overall positive rate increased to 7.48%.
As of August 15, of 559 test results reported in Brevard, 527 were negative and 32 were positive for a 5.7% positive.
The median age of those testing positive in Brevard is 43, compared to 40 statewide. To date, 3,004 males have been diagnosed here with COVID-19 and 3,476 females.
FDOH data show that 534 Florida residents have been hospitalized in Brevard since the pandemic began, an increase of three from the previous day.
According to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, at 12.20 p.m. Sunday, Brevard had admitted 105 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in its seven major hospitals, 10 down from the previous day. AHCA data also show 33% available capacity on the 1,320 hospital beds in those hospitals and 27.2% of the 169 ICU hospital beds available.
Statewide stats
The state added 3,779 new cases Sunday. In total, the state registered 573,416 cases, with 567,375 residents and 6,041 non-residents. The percentage of positive tests remained unchanged at 13.53%. Sunday marked the 21st straight day that the state reported less than 10,000 new cases, and the first day this month the state reported less than 4,000 new cases.
Statewide, there were 107 newly recorded deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,452. The state registered 267 new hospitalizations, bringing the total number of Florida hospital residents to 33,928 since the pandemic began.
Overall, FDOH data shows 4,239,309 are statewide tests; 573,416 were positive and 3,659,212 tested negative for the coronavirus.
Fallen by race of Brevard residents
White: 3,377
Black: 802
Other: 577
Unknown / No data: 1,734
Fallen by ethnicity
Non-Spanish: 3,665
Hispanic: 820
Unknown / no data: 2.005
City by city
Here’s the city-by-city count as of Saturday, though some of these may include unincorporated areas. Note: Per FDOH, these are preliminary. We have been seeing the increase in the last 24 hours.
Total cases per 16 August: 6,511
Melbourne: 1,909, an increase of 8
Palm Bay: 1,357, an increase of 3
Cocoa: 718, an increase of 9
Merritt Island: 488, an increase of 3
Titusville: 451, an increase of 3
Rockledge: 405, an increase of 2
Missing, Brevard: 169 (this is how it appears in DOH city data)
West Melbourne: 150
Satellite Beach: 149
Cocoa Beach: 141, an increase of 1
Indialantic: 106, an increase of 1
Cape Canaveral: 78, an increase of 1
Mims: 74, an increase of 1
Melbourne Beach: 64
Indian Harbor Beach: 52
Viera: 46 (reported as 47 on August 14)
Malabar: 35, an increase of 1
Patrick Air Force Base: 25
Grant-Valkaria: 21
Barefoot Bay: 12
Palm Shores: 12
Sebastian: 11
Micco: 4
Port St. John: 3
Valkaria: 2
Scottsmoor: 2
Orlando, Brevard (as mentioned in FDOH report): 2
Kissimmee, Brevard: 1
Fellsmere: 1 (appears as “Fellsmere, Brevard” and “Fellsmele, Brevard” on FDOH report)
Sharpes: 1
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Brevard County reported its first COVID-19 case March 16, 16 FLORIDA TODAY began this daily COVID-19 report March 20. Check the date in the headers for the most current info. For questions about these reports, please send Jennifer Sangalang to [email protected] or Executive Editor Mara Bellaby at [email protected] FDOH stated that data is provisional and subject to change as more information becomes available.
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