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April 20 COVID-19 cases daily update includes third death in Okaloosa

Niceville.comApril 20, 20202 Mins Read
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The Florida Department of Health reports this morning that Okaloosa County has recorded its third COVID-19 death. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okaloosa County remained steady at 131 over the past 24 hours. The number of confirmed cases in Niceville remains at 18. The individual who died, which was confirmed Sunday, was an 88-year-old woman.

NICEVILLE, Fla — The Florida Department of Health reports this morning that Okaloosa County has recorded its third COVID-19 death. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okaloosa County remained steady at 131 over the past 24 hours. The number of confirmed cases in Niceville remains at 18.

The individual who died, which was confirmed Sunday, was an 88-year-old woman.

The number of confirmed cases involving residents or staff at long-care nursing facilities is 26, no change over the past 24 hours.

The number of hospitalizations in Okaloosa is 23, one less than Sunday morning.

To date, 1,663 tests have been performed in Okaloosa County.

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, 51, no change
  • Destin, 26, no change
  • Niceville, 18, no change
  • Crestview, 14, no change
  • Shalimar, 10, no change
  • Mary Esther, 4, no change
  • Eglin AFB, 2, no change
  • Laurel Hill, 1, no change

CASE DATA FOR OKALOOSA, APRIL 20, 10 AM

Total Cases: 131
   Residents: 125
Residents Not in Florida: 1
Non-Residents: 5

Conditions and Care
Deaths: 3
Hospitalizations
Residents: 23
Non-Residents: 0

Demographics of Cases

Age:
Age Range: 3 to 96
Median Age: 59

Gender:
   Male: 54  (43%)
Female: 72  (57%)
Unknown/No data: 0 (<1%)

Race:
Black: 17  (13%)
White: 88  (70%)
Other: 11   (9%)
Unknown/No Data: 10   (8%)

Ethnicity:
Hispanic: 12  (10%)
Not-Hispanic: 101  (80%)
Unknown/No Data: 13  (10%) 

Want more info and data? Get it here: https://www.floridadisaster.org/globalassets/covid19/dailies/covid-19-data—daily-report-2020-04-20-0938.pdf

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