FL Coronavirus Numbers Increase; Marlins Postpone Home Opener

TALLAHASSEE, FL — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Florida rose to 432,747 Monday as the virus forced a postponement of the Miami Marlins home opener and claimed its youngest Floridian.

"Postponing tonight's home opener was the correct decision to ensure we take a collective pause and try to properly grasp the totality of this situation," Marlins CEO and former Yankee great Derek Jeter said on Monday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greeted Vice President Mike Pence Monday as Air Force Two touched down at Miami International Airport. The vice president participated in a roundtable on the coronavirus at the University of Miami Health System to mark the start of the phase three trials for a possible vaccine.

Nine-year-old Kimora Lynum became Florida's youngest person to die from the coronavirus on July 17 after being checked at UF Health in Gainesville six days earlier with stomach pain and a fever of 103 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a GoFundMe for the child. She was not given a coronavirus test at the time she was seen by hospital staff.

"Fast forward to July 17, when Kimmie spent the day playing with family and friends outside and was in great spirits that day," the GoFundMe said.

"Later in the evening, she informed her mother she was feeling tired, so she was going to lie down. A short time later, Kimmie’s mother went to check on Kimmie and found her unresponsive," the GoFundme said. "CPR was performed by family members until emergency responders arrived. Regrettably, neither of their efforts were successful. Results from a test performed posthumous revealed she was COVID positive."

Florida health officials reported a total of 8,892 new cases of the virus Monday over the previous 24 hours when the total number of cases in the state stood at 423,855.

The death toll in Florida from the coronavirus climbed to 5,931 on Monday from 5,854 a day earlier. State health officials reported another 118 non-Florida residents who died in the state from the coronavirus.

Twenty-eight of Florida's 67 counties reported 78 new deaths (state health officials reported 77) on Monday while Pasco County reported one fewer death.

The daily total compares with 77 new deaths Sunday, 124 new deaths Saturday, 135 new deaths Friday, 173 new deaths Thursday, 140 new deaths reported Wednesday (health officials reported 139), 134 new deaths reported Tuesday and 119 new deaths reported Monday (health officials reported 90 new deaths).

Gilchrist County reported its first death from the virus on Monday, leaving only Gulf County and Lafayette County as the only remaining counties that have yet to report deaths from the virus.

Miami-Dade County reported 16 new deaths. Palm Beach County reported three new deaths. Neighboring Broward County reported two new deaths. Those three counties are considered the epicenter of Florida's outbreak.

Lake County reported nine new deaths. St. Lucie County reported six new deaths. Pinellas County reported five new deaths.

Duval County reported four new deaths. Hillsborough County reported three new deaths as did Polk County. Charlotte County reported two new deaths as did Escambia County, Manatee County, Osceola County, Sarasota County, Seminole County, St. Johns County and Sumter County.

Brevard County reported one new death as did Collier County, Hendry County, Jackson County, Lee County, Leon County, Marion County, Martin County, Orange County and Volusia County.

Florida reported a 12.6 percent positive test rate for the virus Monday as the number of tests reached 3,436,270.

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Health officials reported 24,332 hospitalizations from 24,064 hospitalizations over the previous 24 hours. That represents an increase of 268 more hospitalizations than reported a day earlier.

Miami-Dade, which includes Miami and Miami Beach, reported 107,315 cases of the virus. Nearby Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, reported 50,784 cases. Palm Beach County, which includes Palm Beach, West Palm and Boca Raton, reported 30,958 cases.

Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, reported 27,483 cases. Orange County, which includes Orlando, reported 27,393 cases.

In an effort to provide as much information to our readers as possible, Patch is publishing the following county-by-county breakdown of the coronavirus cases in Florida's 67 counties, along with the median age of patients, the number of hospital cases by county and the number of deaths.

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Patch updates this chart once each day based on data provided by the Florida Department of Health. The counties that reported new deaths on Monday are shown in bold.

Here is the most recent data: