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August 1 update: 64 new positive tests, 1 new hospitalization, no new deaths

BY JENNIFER CABRERA

According to the stateĀ dashboard, Alachua County has a cumulative total of 3,590 people with COVID-19-positive test results, an increase of 64 from yesterday on 706 test results with an official test positivity rate of 5.0%. The median age of positive tests (overall) in Alachua County is 31. One new hospitalization was reported, and no new deaths were reported.

The new hospitalization is a 37-year-old female who tested positive on July 4 and had contact with another person who tested positive.

Of the 64 people whose tests came back yesterday, only 4 were 65 or older (the chart shows 67 new cases because there were 67 new tests yesterday and 3 removed from previous dates):

A total of 21 deaths have been reported in the county. Nine of the deaths were reportedly from one long-term care facility, Parklands Care Center, and two were from other long-term care facilities. The 20 deaths were first reported as positive cases on April 9 (4), April 18 (2), April 20, April 21, April 23, May 10, May 12, May 24, June 23, June 29, July 1, July 6, July 7, July 8, July 9, July 13, and July 24.

148 people (total) have been hospitalized, an increase of 1 from yesterday. 21 people have been added to the hospitalization total in the past week.

TheĀ websiteĀ with current numbers of institutional care cases in Alachua County shows 146 cases, an increase of 12 from the previous report. The chart says, ā€œThe data is not cumulative but reflects the information available for current residents and staff with cases as of yesterdayā€™s date.ā€ (The top line shows totals for the state.)

TheĀ county reportĀ shows a cumulative total of 116 cases in long-term care (no increase from yesterday) and 26 cases in a correctional facility (an increase of 1 from yesterday).

Available hospital bed capacityĀ in Alachua County is 14.76%, and ICU capacity is 9.42%.

North Florida Regional has 2 ICU beds available (4% of capacity), and Shands has 27 available (10% of capacity). ICU beds are used for all intensive-care patients, not just COVID patients.

The state has 480,028 cases (an increase of 9,642 from yesterday on 51,482 new test results) and 7,022 deaths (an increase of 179 from yesterday, 38 of which were from long-term care facilities).

The current peak date was 140 deaths on July 17.

Here are the dates of the new deaths; they’re spread over 45 different days (one date was clearly incorrect, so the increments below add up to 178):

7/31 – 11
7/30 ā€“ 30
7/29 ā€“ 12
7/28 ā€“ 19
7/27 ā€“ 19
7/26 ā€“ 9
7/25 ā€“ 8
7/24 ā€“ 3
7/23 ā€“ 1
7/22 ā€“ 9
7/21 ā€“ 3
7/20 ā€“ 2
7/19 ā€“ 1
7/18 ā€“ 3
7/17 ā€“ 4
7/16 ā€“ 4
7/15 ā€“ 4
7/13 ā€“ 5
7/12 ā€“ 1
7/11 ā€“ 1
7/10 ā€“ 2
7/9 – 3
7/8 – 1
7/7 – 2
7/6 – 2
7/2 ā€“ 1
7/1 – 1
6/29 – 1
6/27 – 1
6/23 – 1
6/22 – 3
6/20 – 1
6/19 – 1
6/12 – 1
6/11 – 1
6/10 ā€“ removed 3
6/6 – 1
6/5 – removed 1
6/3 – 2
6/1 – 1
5/29 – 1
5/27 – 1
5/22 – 1
5/17 – 1
5/10 – 1
5/2 – 1

The state also publishes a chart of the percentage of new tests that are positive by day (this chart is for the whole state), and yesterdayā€™s positive rate was 11.08%. (The state charts only count people who test positive for the first time, and they may assign results to a different date than the day the test result came back. Our calculations are just positives/total tests for new results.)

66,768 test results have come back so far in Alachua County (up 706 from yesterday). The official positivity rate yesterday was 5.0%.

The University of Florida has temporarily stopped reporting test data.

According to theĀ daily report,Ā there are 2,887 cases in Gainesville, 217 in Alachua, 150 in Newberry, 81 in High Springs, 66 in Archer, 60 in Hawthorne, 27 in Micanopy, 13 in Waldo, 10 in Santa Fe, 7 in Tioga, 7 in LaCrosse, 2 in Earleton, 2 in Jonesville, and 1 in Evinston. 7 cases are listed in the city of ā€œMissingā€ in Alachua County, 1 case is erroneously listed in ā€œWesley Chapelā€ in Alachua County, 1 case is in ā€œUnkā€ in Alachua County, and 1 case is in ā€œOcalaā€ in Alachua County. Location data is not available for all cases.

The 7-day moving average of new cases is at 77.3 through yesterdayā€™s cases. Here is the 7-day average of new cases for the past 14 days.

Testing information

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County (DOH-Alachua) is offering drive-thru COVID-19 testing on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. DOH-Alachua is offering COVID-19 testing to Alachua County residents, regardless of symptoms. Residents who want a COVID-19 test are asked to call 352-334-8810 for an appointment. A referral from a doctor is not required. If your insurance covers this, it will be billed (no copay is required). If not, it is free.

COVID-19 Testing Results Phone Line
The Department of Health in Alachua County has set up a dedicated line for residents to call for COVID-19 test results. The phone number is 352-334-8828, and it is staffed Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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