Friday evening, after confirming more than 7,000 new cases of the coronavirus in a week, Florida passed the 10,000 case mark.

Already, 170 Floridians have died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, often marked by severe respiratory illness.

Just one week ago, that number was 46 — a nearly 270 percent spike in seven days, as rising deaths lag the rising caseload curve.

One came in Pinellas County, an 82-year-old man who became the county’s seventh death to date.

Confirmed cases now total 10,268 statewide, according to the Department of Health’s Friday evening update.

Hospitalizations number 1,334, with at least 70 in Hillsborough and 59 in Pinellas. Just a week ago, only 503 Floridians had been admitted to the hospital, the sharp increase a nod to the pressures now beginning to weigh more heavily on local health care supplies and workers.

The climb in cases is familiar news by now, a combination of factors including expanded testing in the last week — Florida tallied more than 15,000 tests in just the last day — and continual community spread.

In the Tampa Bay area, Hillsborough County cases now total 463 — the state’s fifth-most — and Pinellas 318. A week ago, those counts were 174 and 82, respectively. Five people have died in Hillsborough related to COVID-19.

Pasco County has 77 cases, two deaths and 16 people admitted to the hospital. Hernando has 38, no deaths and eight hospitalizations. Citrus has 28 cases, two deaths and seven hospitalizations. To the south, Manatee County has 104 cases and 22 hospitalizations. Three residents have died.

At least 95,835 tests have been processed, with about 11 percent returning positive.

That said, tests and confirmed cases so far have largely centered on more severe cases, owing to national guidance that prioritizes vulnerable people already showing symptoms. Many people with milder cases, or without symptoms, have not been able to see if they are carriers of the easily transmitted virus, even if they believe they contracted it.

And the state has not yet released data on people who tested positive but got better. The governor has said he is asking about that data himself.

The state lockdown takes a more restrictive approach than Gov. Ron DeSantis’ original, community-based approach that focused on the South Florida hotspot. In Miami-Dade County, at least 3,364 cases have been confirmed. Broward and Palm Beach have confirmed 1,598 and 858, respectively. Between the three counties, 80 people have died.

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