NICEVILLE, FLA — The Florida Department of Health reports this morning the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okaloosa County is 126, seven more since Friday morning. The number of confirmed cases in Niceville remains at 18. The number of hospitalizations in Okaloosa increased from 21 to 23 since Friday morning.
NICEVILLE, FLA — The Florida Department of Health reports this morning the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okaloosa County is 126, seven more since Friday morning. The number of confirmed cases in Niceville remains at 18.
The number of confirmed cases involving residents or staff at long-care nursing facilities remains at 25, no increase in the past 24 hours.
The number of hospitalizations in Okaloosa increased from 21 to 23 since Friday morning. In Okaloosa, 18.25% of people with confirmed COVID-19 cases have required hospitalization, slightly more than the state average of 14.5%.
To date, 1,558 tests have been performed in Okaloosa County. This represents .7% of Okaloosa County’s total population.
Here’s the latest breakdown by city in Okaloosa (note that the city is not always reported as part of the initial notification and may be missing while the case is being investigated):
- Fort Walton Beach, 48, four more since the Friday morning report
- Destin, 26, no change
- Niceville, 18, no change
- Crestview, 14, one more since Friday morning
- Shalimar, 10, one more since Friday morning
- Mary Esther, 3, one more since Friday morning
- Eglin AFB, 2, no change (it appears the previous listing, “Elgin” AFB in Okaloosa, which had 1 case, has been removed from the list and EAFB bumped up to two)
CASE DATA FOR OKALOOSA, APRIL 18, 10 AM
Total Tests: 1,558 (.7% of Okaloosa’s total population)
Positive: 124
Negative: 1,433
Inconclusive: 1
Awaiting testing and/or Results Pending: 15
Total Cases: 126
Residents: 120
Residents Not in Florida: 1
Non-Residents: 5
Conditions and Care
Deaths: 1
Hospitalizations
Residents: 23
Non-Residents: 0
Demographics of Cases
Age:
Age Range: 3 to 96
Median Age: 59
Gender:
Male: 51 (42%)
Female: 70 (58%)
Unknown/No data: 0 (<1%)
Race:
Black: 16 (13%)
White: 87 (72%)
Other: 8 (7%)
Unknown/No Data: 10 (8%)
Ethnicity:
Hispanic: 10 (8%)
Not-Hispanic: 100 (83%)
Unknown/No Data: 11 (9%)
Want more info and data? Get it here: https://www.floridadisaster.org/globalassets/covid19/dailies/covid-19-data—daily-report-2020-04-18-0941.pdf
