Reported number of COVID-19 cases increase on islands
UPDATE: As of yesterday’s update, Sanibel’s total number of recorded cases has increased to 185; Captiva remains at seven.
Lee County has recorded 48,145 total cases of COVID-19 — 46,646 residents and 1,499 non-residents — including 189 between Sanibel and Captiva, according to the Florida Department of Health.
As of the Jan. 17 update, the DOH reported that it has recorded a total of 1,571,279 cases in Florida. The figure consists of 1,542,567 residents who tested positive, along with 28,712 non-residents.
There have been 24,137 deaths among Florida residents — 1.6 percent of the total cases.
There have been 728 deaths among residents in Lee — 1.6 percent of the total cases.
In the DOH’s line-by-line report, some of the listed Lee County areas with cases include:
– Alva: 333
– Babcock Ranch: 18
– Boca Grande: 56
– Bokeelia: 133
– Bonita Springs: 2,932
– Buckingham: 12
– Cape Coral: 11,635
– Captiva: 7
– Estero: 1,705
– Fort Myers: 18,373
– Fort Myers Beach: 482
– Lehigh Acres: 7,413
– Matlacha: 116
– Miromar Lakes: 39
– Missing: 254*
– North Fort Myers: 2,118
– Pineland: 1
– Saint James City: 176
– San Carlos Park: 4
– Sanibel: 182
– South Fort Myers: 97
– Tice: 29
*DOH officials reported that the area was not entered with the test results.
For further specifics and statistical breakdowns, visit https://floridahealthcovid19.gov.
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