Florida hit a new daily record for new COVID-19 cases – 3,207 – besting the record set only two days ago.
Escambia County has two more deaths and 37 new cases – none are tied to local nursing homes and nine were non-Florida residents. The county hospitalization are now 73 – 9% of total cases. Â The percentage of positives for the day is 3.9%, slightly down from the previous day.
The three-county region has 66 new cases.
| 6/17/20 | 6/18/20 | Increase | ||
| Total Cases | 82719 | 85926 | 3207 | 3.88% |
| Florida Residents | 80676 | 83854 | 3178 | 3.94% |
| Non-Fla. | 2043 | 2072 | 29 | 1.42% |
| Deaths | 3018 | 3061 | 43 | 1.42% |
| Escambia | 1052 | 1089 | 37 | 3.52% |
| Okaloosa | 351 | 366 | 15 | 4.27% |
| Santa Rosa | 305 | 319 | 14 | 4.59% |
Escambia ranks 10 in the state for cases among Florida residents (min. 850 cases)
| Rank | County | Population | Cases | Per 30K |
| 1 | Dade | Â Â Â 2,715,516 | 23391 | Â Â 258.41 |
| 2 | Collier | Â Â Â Â Â Â 363,922 | 2805 | Â Â 231.23 |
| 3 | Palm Beach | Â Â Â 1,446,277 | 9732 | Â Â 201.87 |
| 4 | Broward | Â Â Â 1,924,229 | 9826 | Â Â 153.19 |
| 5 | Lee | Â Â Â Â Â Â 718,679 | 3273 | Â Â 136.63 |
| 6 | Manatee | Â Â Â Â Â Â 373,853 | 1536 | Â Â 123.26 |
| 7 | Hillsborough | Â Â Â 1,378,883 | 4546 | Â Â Â Â 98.91 |
| 8 | Pinellas | Â Â Â Â Â Â 957,875 | 2831 | Â Â Â Â 88.67 |
| 9 | Orange | Â Â Â 1,321,194 | 3787 | Â Â Â Â 85.99 |
| 10 | Escambia | Â Â Â Â Â Â 311,522 | 857 | Â Â Â Â 82.53 |