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December 28 COVID-19 report for Okaloosa, Niceville

Niceville.comDecember 28, 20202 Mins Read

NICEVILLE, Fla — The Florida Department of Health Monday reported 82 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okaloosa County. In Niceville and Valparaiso, there are 24 new cases.

The cumulative number of cases in Okaloosa is 12,407.

The FDOH reports the total number of people killed by COVID-19 in Okaloosa is 224, no change since the previous report.

Statewide, 8,198 new cases were reported by the FDOH. The current cumulative total is 1,280,177 cases.

The cumulative number of hospitalizations in Okaloosa is 505, four more since yesterday. Currently, there are 45 COVID-19 patients in Okaloosa County hospitals.

Okaloosa County drive-thru testing

According to the FDOH, there were 360 test results returned in Okaloosa with 81 positives. The daily positivity rate is 22.5 percent.

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 19.4 percent for the week ending Dec. 26, up from 17.27 percent the previous week.

Florida’s current weekly positivity rate is 9.4 percent (7-day moving average) according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center data.

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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):

  • Fort Walton Beach, 3,567, +24
  • Destin, 1,269, +5
  • Niceville, 1,946, +18
  • Crestview, 3,203, +14
  • Shalimar, 577, +6
  • Mary Esther, 593, +2
  • Eglin AFB, 169, +1
  • Laurel Hill, 163, no change
  • Baker, 363, +2
  • Holt, 96, +1
  • Valparaiso, 180, +6
  • Hurlburt Field, 64, no change
  • Milligan, 2, no change
  • Cinco Bayou, 40, +1
  • Duke Field, 1, no change
  • Missing, 23, no change
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Want more info and data? Get it here:

The state of Florida’s daily COVID-19 data reports

The Florida Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard

Johns Hopkins University’s COVID-19 resource center for Florida

The COVID Track Project’s data for Florida

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