Crowds, crowds and more crowds are on the ticket for Friday and into the weekend.
On Friday, President Trump is holding a Make America Great rally in Ocala as he and his rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, compete to claim the Sunshine State.
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In Daytona Beach, Biketoberfest is underway and expected to draw a crowd. Authorities in Volusia County don’t expect the crowds to match bike week, but do expect people to come out after being cooped up inside for so long.
To end the weekend, space geeks and novices alike will pack the space coast to watch SpaceX launch its 14th round of Starlink satellites.
All of these events come as the Florida Department of Health announces more positive cases in Florida and as the CDC warns the public that large groups aren’t the only risk for spreading COVID-19.
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Below is the information provided by the Florida Department of Health for Friday, Oct. 16.
Cases
The department of health reported 3,449 new cases on Friday, bringing the state’s overall total to 748,437.
Deaths
The Florida Department of Health on Friday reported 94 people have recently died from COVID-19. As of Friday’s report, 16,030 deaths across the state have been related to the coronavirus, a number that includes 200 non-resident deaths in Florida.
State health officials have always maintained that virus fatalities are often delayed in being reported to the FDOH, with some deaths not reported for a month or more.
Hospitalizations
The state reported 169 new hospitalizations on Friday, meaning the state has seen a total of 46,862 patients admitted into a hospital since March in relation to COVID-19.
Currently, there are 2,100 people with the virus hospitalized in Florida, according to the state Agency for Health Care Administration.
Positivity Rate
The percent of positive results ranged from 3.43% to 7.87% over the past 2 weeks and was 4.38% on Thursday.
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Central Florida County-By-County Breakdown:
| County | Cases | New Cases | Hospitalizations | New Hospitalizations | Deaths | New Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevard | 10,268 | 85 | 945 | 8 | 342 | 5 |
| Flagler | 1,927 | 23 | 158 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Lake | 8,083 | 36 | 682 | 3 | 214 | 3 |
| Marion | 10,325 | 44 | 1,028 | 2 | 335 | 1 |
| Orange | 43,044 | 266 | 1,484 | 7 | 528 | 0 |
| Osceola | 13,356 | 43 | 728 | 8 | 178 | 0 |
| Polk | 21,572 | 116 | 2,246 | 8 | 578 | 9 |
| Seminole | 9,605 | 44 | 712 | 2 | 234 | 1 |
| Sumter | 2,731 | 15 | 270 | 0 | 79 | 1 |
| Volusia | 11,819 | 80 | 908 | 2 | 300 | 1 |
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