COVID-19 Tampa Bay

The daily number of positive coronavirus tests in Florida Thursday was once again more than 4,000.

Florida's coronavirus infections passed 790,000 Wednesday with over 4,100 people testing positive since Tuesday. Statewide, 790,426 people have tested positive.

There were also over 4,000 positive tests on Oct. 24.

Monday marked the first time in four days the coronavirus test positivity rate has been above 5%.

The last time the statewide daily increase in infections was over 5,000 — not counting days where there were data issues — was September 1.

The positivity rate for new coronavirus tests in Florida Monday was over 6 percent for the first time since early September.

State health figures show coronavirus is on the rise since the governor moved Florida into the final phase of reopening on Sept. 25.

The game at an unidentified Tampa Bay location resulted in 15 coronavirus cases. In a report, the CDC noted that the indoor space and close contact increased the potential for infection.

The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus statewide increased Tuesday - tied to a sharp increase in the number of tests received by the state the day before.

State health officials recorded 738 positive coronavirus tests Monday. The last time the number of daily positive tests was below 1,000 was June 8.

State health officials recorded the coronavirus-related deaths of 183 people Tuesday, bringing the statewide death toll to 10,717. The greater Tampa Bay region reported 63 deaths Tuesday.

Few details were immediately available about the child's death. She is the eighth person under age 18 to die of COVID in Florida since March.