December 3 COVID-19 report for Okaloosa, Niceville

NICEVILLE, Fla — The Florida Department of Health Thursday reported 200 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okaloosa County. In Niceville and Valparaiso, there are 36 new cases since yesterday.

The cumulative number of cases in Okaloosa now stands at 9,431.

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The FDOH reports the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Okaloosa County is 160, no change.

Statewide, 10,870 new cases were reported by the FDOH. The current cumulative total is 1,029,030 cases.

The cumulative number of hospitalizations in Okaloosa is 437, seven since yesterday. Currently, there are 52 COVID-19 patients in Okaloosa County hospitals.

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According to the FDOH, since the previous report, there were 854 test results returned in Okaloosa with 199 positives. The daily positivity rate is 23.3 percent, down from 28.47 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 15.3 percent for the week ending Nov. 28, down from 16.39 percent the previous week,

Florida’s current weekly positivity rate is 8.2 percent (7-day moving average) according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center data.

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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):