COVID-19 in Lee County: State reports 463 new cases, four additional deaths
The Florida Department of Health on Sunday reported 463 new cases of COVID-19 in Lee County and…
Michael Braun
| Fort Myers News-Press
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The Florida Department of Health on Sunday reported 463 new cases of COVID-19 in Lee County and four additional deaths.
Lee’s total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 stands at 714. The new cases increased the county’s cumulative number to 45,282.
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According to the state Department of Health, 1,929 Lee County residents and 47 non-residents have been hospitalized for COVID-19 since it started collecting data, but that number does not reflect people currently in the hospital.
The health department is not reporting how many people have recovered from COVID-19.
Here’s a demographics breakdown:
Age
- Age Range: 0 to 103
- Median Age: 43
Gender
- Male: 20,472
- Female: 23,092
- Unknown/No data: 343
Race
- Black: 3,517
- White: 26,635
- Other: 4,365
- Unknown/No Data: 10,30
Ethnicity
- Hispanic: 10,259
- Non-Hispanic: 22,843
- Unknown/No Data: 10,805
Residency
- Residents: 43,907
- Non-residents: 1,375
City of residence (if known)
- Fort Myers: 17,214
- Cape Coral: 10,975
- Lehigh Acres: 7,044
- Bonita Springs: 2,733
- North Fort Myers: 1,984
- Estero: 1,607
- Alva: 319
- Missing: 232
- Fort Myers Beach: 449
- Sanibel: 169
- Bokeelia: 126
- Matlacha: 115
- South Fort Myers: 97
- Saint James City: 165
- Florida Gulf Coast University: 45
- Tice: 25
- Boca Grande: 53
- Miromar Lakes: 38
- Buckingham: 11
- Captiva: 5
- San Carlos Park: 3
- Immokalee: 2
- Pineland: 1
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