COVID-19 Pasco County

In Pasco County, there were 649 teacher vacancies on Monday, with most related to COVID-19. It has forced the district to double up classes, or pull in staff members with teaching backgrounds to fill in.

Here is a summary of the Florida Department of Health’s Weekly Situation Report for June 4-10, 2021.

Here is a summary of the Florida Department of Health’s Weekly Situation Report for May 28, 2021, through June 3, 2021.

The state reported 1,797 people are hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, while daily cases remained below 2,000.

The positivity rate remained below 5% for a seventh consecutive day, while hospitalizations were at their lowest level since November.

The state reported a positivity rate of 4.41, the sixth consecutive day that mark was below 5%, along with 3,319 new cases and 57 deaths.

A total of 36,000 Florida residents have died due to complications from COVID-19 as of Friday, state health officials reported.

If the positivity rate consistently stays below 5%, it could indicate that community transmission of the virus is under control. It's still too soon to tell in Florida.

The Florida Department of Health reported a positivity rate of 4.99 percent, the lowest since March 12.

The positivity rate of 5.95% was the lowest since March 26, when it was 5.69%. The state reported an additional 5,464 cases.

Eighty-five people lost their lives to COVID-19 Wednesday, including 25 people in the greater Tampa Bay area.

Eight people died in Polk County from the coronavirus since Monday.