January 26 COVID-19, vaccination report for Okaloosa, Niceville

NICEVILLE, Fla — The Florida Department of Health on Tuesday reported 147 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okaloosa County. There are 25 new cases in Niceville and Valparaiso.

The FDOH reports 708 people received vaccinations in Okaloosa County on Monday. The cumulative number of people vaccinated in Okaloosa is 13,492, and 660 people have completed the vaccination series.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Okaloosa is 16,135.

The FDOH reports the total number of people killed by COVID-19 in Okaloosa is 277, no change.

Statewide, 9,594 new cases were reported by the FDOH. The current cumulative total is 1,667,763. The total number of Florida residents who have died from COVID-19 in the state is 25,673.

The cumulative number of hospitalizations in Okaloosa is 608, five since yesterday. Currently, there are 54 COVID-19 patients in Okaloosa County hospitals.

Okaloosa County testing

Okaloosa County vaccinations

Vaccinations at Publix

According to the FDOH, there were 827 test results returned in Okaloosa yesterday with 145 positives. The daily positivity rate is 17.53 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 19.96 percent for the week ending January 23, down from 21.79 percent the previous week.

Florida’s current weekly positivity rate is 10.3 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):

• Fort Walton Beach, 4,535, +31
• Destin, 1,659, +19
• Niceville, 2,657, +24
• Crestview, 4,156, +43
• Shalimar, 705, +8
• Mary Esther, 785, +8
• Eglin AFB, 187, no change
• Laurel Hill, 231, +5
• Baker, 488, +3
• Holt, 149, +1
• Valparaiso, 241, +1
• Hurlburt Field, 87, no change
• Milligan, 3, no change
• Cinco Bayou, 42, no change
• Duke Field, 1, no change
• Missing, 5, +1

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