Here are the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics available for Florida and our area counties, as of this afternoon. It appears that COVID-19 has shown a surge in our area. Here are the statistics.

Total Cases: 75,568 (Up by 2,016 in past 24 hours)

Positive Florida Residents: 73,650

Florida Deaths: 2,931 (Up by 6 in past 24 hours)

Sarasota County

Total Cases: 767 (Up by 26 in past 24 hours)

Charlotte County

Total Cases: 532 (Up by 3 in past 24 hours)

DeSoto County

Total Cases: 361 (Up by 13 in past 24 hours)

Lee County

Total Cases: 2,836 (Up by 202 in past 24 hours)

Residents: 2,761