December 14 COVID-19 report for Okaloosa, Niceville

NICEVILLE, Fla — The Florida Department of Health yesterday reported 53 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okaloosa County. In Niceville and Valparaiso, there are 10 new cases.

The cumulative number of cases in Okaloosa is 10,781.

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The FDOH reports the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Okaloosa is 185, no change.

Statewide, 8,452 new cases were reported by the FDOH. The current cumulative total is 1,134,383 cases.

The cumulative number of hospitalizations in Okaloosa is 464, no change. Currently, there are 45 COVID-19 patients in Okaloosa County hospitals.

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According to the FDOH, since the previous report, there were 545 test results returned in Okaloosa with 52 positives. The daily positivity rate is 9.54 percent, down from 9.58 percent the previous day.

As a rule of thumb, the threshold for the percent positive being “too high” is five percent according to the Centers for Disease Control.

According to the FDOH, Okaloosa’s weekly positivity rate is 18.31 percent for the week ending Dec. 12, down from 22.68 percent the previous week.

Florida’s current weekly positivity rate is 8.8 percent (7-day moving average) according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center data.

Here’s the current 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):