November 8 COVID-19 report for Okaloosa, Niceville

NICEVILLE, Fla — The Florida Department of Health reports today the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okaloosa County is 7,062, 94 new cases since yesterday. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Niceville and Valparaiso is 960.

Based on population, Okaloosa should be recording 21 or fewer new cases per day to achieve a positivity rate of below 10 cases per 100,000 in population

Statewide, 6,820 new cases were reported by the FDOH.

The DOH reports the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Okaloosa County is 138, no change.

The number of cumulative hospitalizations related to coronavirus in Okaloosa is reported to be 360, five since yesterday. The FDOH reports today there are 40 COVID-19 patients in Okaloosa County hospitals.

Okaloosa County drive-thru testing

COVID-19 outbreaks reported at Okaloosa high schools and long-term care facilities

According to the FDOH, there were 1,022 tests returned yesterday in Okaloosa with 94 positives. The daily positivity rate is 9.2 percent, down from 23.43 percent the previous day.

A positivity rate of 10 percent or higher is considered an indicator of widespread transmission. 

Okaloosa’s weekly positivity rate is 13.61 percent for the week ending Nov. 7, up from 13.19 percent the previous week, according to the FDOH.

Florida’s current weekly positivity rate is 7.6 percent (7-day moving average) according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center data.

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, 2,130, 22 since yesterday
• Destin, 827, eight since yesterday
• Niceville, 879, 18 since yesterday
• Crestview, 1,469, 15 since yesterday
• Shalimar, 301, three since yesterday
• Mary Esther, 322, two since yesterday
• Eglin AFB, 99, four since yesterday
• Laurel Hill, 78, three since yesterday
• Baker, 144, two since yesterday
• Holt, 48, no change
• Valparaiso, 81, one since yesterday
• Hurlburt Field, 19, two since yesterday
• Milligan, 2, no change
• Cinco Bayou, 35, no change
• Duke Field, 1, no change
• Missing, 551, 12 since yesterday

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