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The Florida Department of Health issued the April 24, morning coronavirus report.
The total number of cases that were confirmed on Thursday was 1,261. That is the largest number of cases confirmed in the state since April 3.
Navarre and Fort Walton Beach saw more cases confirmed over night.
Long-term care facilities
– Okaloosa County, 27 cases, all at Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center.
– Santa Rosa County has 10 cases living or working in long-term care facilities ( All 10 at Arbors Of Gulf Breeze).
– Walton has 4 (Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center)
– Bay County has 2 (Brookdale Panama City Bay and Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home).
STATE NUMBERS
Total cases: 30,174, an increase of 526 since the morning report
Hospitalized: 4,699, an increase of 59 overnight
Deaths: 1,012 , an increase of 25 overnight
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Total tested 317,540
Positive 30,174
Negative 286,785
Inconclusive 581
Awaiting testing 1,287
Below is a breakdown for Northwest Florida counties
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Okaloosa - 145, four more overnight
Deaths: 3,
— Destin, 28,
– Shalimar, 12,
— Niceville, 21, two more overnight
— Fort Walton Beach, 56, two more overnight
— Mary Esther, 5
— Crestview, 15,
– Eglin AFB, 2
— Laurel Hill, 1
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Santa Rosa - 143, two more overnight
Deaths: 6
— Navarre, 30, one more overnight
— Gulf Breeze, 23,
— Milton, 76, one more overnight
— Pace, 11,
— Missing, 4
— Jay, 2
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Walton - 34
Deaths: 0
— Santa Rosa Beach, 11,
— Miramar Beach, 3,
— Freeport, 3,
– Missing, 1
— DeFuniak Springs, 8, two more since the morning report
– Paxton, 1
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Bay - 60
Deaths: 2
— Panama City, 35
— Lynn Haven, 5,
— Panama City Beach, 12
— Youngstown, 3,
— Southport, 1
– Tyndall AFB - 1
– Parker, 1
— Missing 1,
— Callaway, 1,
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Washington - 10
— Vernon, 2
— Chipley, 7
– Missing 1
Most recent Washington cases
Age 25 Male, FL resident 04/11/20
Age 53 Male, FL resident
Age 49 Male, FL resident 04/06/20
Age 25 Female, FL resident 04/08/20
Age 62 Male No Unknown FL resident 04/18/20
Age 59 Unknown FL resident 04/20/20
Age 54 Female FL resident 04/21/20
Age 31 Male FL resident 04/21/20
Age 56 Male, FL resident 04/21/20
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Holmes, 9
Deaths: 0
Westville, 2
Bonifay, 7
Most recent Holmes cases
Age 27 Male, FL resident 03/30/20
Age 39, Unknown, FL resident 04/06/20
Age 44, Male, FL resident 04/16/20
Age 48 Male, FL resident 04/18/20
Age 73 Male FL resident 04/13/20
Age 45 Female FL resident 04/13/20
Age 63 Female No FL resident 04/20/20
Age 32 Female FL resident 04/20/20
Age 40 Female, not travel related and did have contact with another person with the disease, FL resident 04/23/20
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Gulf - 1
Deaths: 0
Wewahitchka, 1
Most recent Gulf cases
Age 42 Female, FL resident
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Franklin - 2
Deaths: 0
Eastpoint, 1
Missing, 1
Most recent Franklin cases
Age 25 Female, Non-FL resident
Age 60 Female FL resident