COVID-19 Tampa Bay

The number of new positive daily coronavirus cases in Florida dropped by 10 on Thursday, while the 78 deaths recorded since a day earlier was the most in the last seven days.

The Florida Department of Health said 6,772 people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 45 deaths statewide.

In its Sunday report, the Florida Department of Health reported seven people died due to a primary diagnosis of COVID-19. There were 5,520 new cases, with a positivity rate of 7.65%.

The amount of empty office space in downtown Tampa has been a concern since the pandemic started, and uncertainty remains for the future.

The 66 deaths in the state's Sunday report was the lowest since Nov. 28, 2020. There were 4,098 new positive cases in the last 24 hours with a positivity rate of 5.84%

The positivity rate of 4.91% was the lowest total since October. The state also reported 4,690 people tested positive, along with 107 deaths.

The positivity rate for new cases was at its lowest level since the end of January.

Health officials say a new variant of the coronavirus is spreading so quickly in Florida that it will become the state’s most dominant strain by March.

Of the 141,056 coronavirus tests recorded Saturday, 8.66% were positive.

The state reported 9,535 new coronavirus cases in its Sunday report, along with 132 deaths.

In its Saturday report, the Florida Department of Health reported 12,311 daily coronavirus cases, but with a steep drop in positivity rate.

Previously, the highest death toll in a day for Florida was 276 on August 11, coming on the heels of a summer surge in cases that peaked in July.