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Positivity rate for COVID among children at 19%

   August 11, 2020

According to the weekly reports on COVID testing among children, they had a positivity rate 19.2% on 458 test results for Aug. 1 through Aug. 7.

While testing has dropped each week, the positivity rate has climbed from 16.6% to 19.2%.

Cases Negative Tested Positivity
7/24/20 157 789 946 16.6%
7/31/20 93 446 539 17.3%
8/7/20 88 370 458 19.2%

The rate for the adult population – including the first results from the Century state prison – was only 14.9% for the same period in August.

For the first 10 days of August, the new cases for ages 0-14  and the same as 75 and over  – 90 new cases.

The 15-34 age group has a third of the new cases – 606;  35-54:  672 (37%); and 55-74: 376 (20%)

Escambia
New Cases
Cases
0-4 23
5-14 67
15-24 217
25-34 389
35-44 385
45-54 287
55-64 221
65-74 155
75-84 61
85+ 29
Unknown 6
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