One day after reopening, Florida recorded a record number of new deaths Tuesday from the novel coronavirus, with 113 fatalities reported, including 11 in the Tampa Bay region.
The new cases bring the state’s total death count to 1,536. Tuesday is the first time since the epidemic took hold in Florida that the state reported more than 100 deaths in a single day.
The broader Tampa Bay area encompassing the seven counties of Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk combined has 196 deaths tied to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
Overall, the state’s count of confirmed infections rose by 542 Tuesday, bringing the total number to 37,439, of which 3,823 are in the Tampa Bay region.
The jump in deaths seen Tuesday is likely due in part to the state’s data tracking and reporting. Monday morning updates tend to have lower death increases than other days of the week, a Tampa Bay Times analysis has shown.
The new cases come as some Floridians are beginning to take their first steps back toward normalcy, following Monday’s opening of restaurants, non-essential shops and the area’s iconic beaches.
How fast is the number of Florida COVID-19 cases growing?
Morning updates typically show low numbers for the current day.
While coronavirus cases statewide continue to increase by the hundreds, the rate at which they are growing has slowed. The number of people overall testing positive for the virus in Florida has also dipped to around 8 percent.
Reported deaths from the virus, however, have not slowed like cases. Many are tied to long-term care facilities: More than a third, or 534, have been among residents or staff.
One of the worst outbreaks in the state has ravaged the campus of Freedom Square in Seminole, where 18 residents and one staff member have died. That represents more than 40 percent of fatalities in Pinellas County.
More recent local outbreaks in care centers have continued to be reported, including two new ones in Hillsborough County.
In Plant City, the Community Convalescent Center has 56 residents and 17 staff members with confirmed cases of the virus, according to a state list tracking current cases in long-term care facilities.
Also in Hillsborough County, the Bristol at Tampa Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is reporting 56 cases among residents and 12 among staff members, according to the state’s list, which includes cases in 454 facilities statewide.
Florida coronavirus cases by age group
Doctors say older people are at a greater risk to developing severe symptoms from COVID-19, which makes Florida especially vulnerable.
The state began releasing the list last week but did not initially include deaths at each facility.
Under increasing pressure to release further details — including a public records lawsuit filed by a coalition of news organizations — the state on Friday released another list that tracks virus-related deaths at each facility. That state said the fatality list will be updated on a weekly basis.
Hillsborough County is the leader of cases in the Tampa Bay region with 1,324 confirmed infections. It has recorded 35 deaths, including four new ones Tuesday.
Pinellas has 788 cases and 45 deaths; Polk has 547 cases and 28 deaths; Pasco has 284 cases and nine deaths; Citrus has 100 cases and 11 deaths; and Hernando has 96 cases and six deaths.
Pasco recorded one new death Tuesday, and Pinellas, Polk and Manatee counties each recorded two new fatalities.
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Times staff writers Langston Taylor and Kathryn Varn contributed to this report.
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