October 19, 2002 marked 67 consecutive days of positivity rates below 10%. Meanwhile, the number of patients currently hospitalized is down 70% since July. Also today, First Lady DeSantis announced a $5 million emergency grant to provide crisis counseling services for individuals in need of mental or behavioral health counseling and referrals.

Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Dashboard

Total cases: 756,727

Resident hospitalizations: 47,125

Resident deaths: 16,021

Non-resident deaths: 201

New daily cases: 1,766

Daily percent positive: 4.83%

Total tests: 5,746,529

Cumulative percent positive: 13.17%

For a full report click Florida State and Local Action on COVID19 Oct 19.pdf