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The Florida Department of Health reported 82 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths for Lee County on Saturday.

Lee County’s total number of deaths remained at 465. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Lee County is at 20,326. 

According to the state Department of Health, a total of 1,490 people – 1,469 residents and 21 non-residents – in Lee County have been hospitalized for COVID-19 as of Saturday, but that number does not reflect people currently in the hospital, according to the state.

The Florida Department of Health is not reporting how many people have recovered from COVID-19.

Other numbers include the following demographics breakdown for Florida residents:

Age

• Age Range: 0 to 103
• Median Age: 41

Gender

• Male: 9,351
• Female: 10,549
• Unknown/No data: 112

Race

• Black: 1,967 
• White: 9,079
• Other:  1,129
• Unknown/No Data: 7,837

Ethnicity

• Hispanic: 4,566
• Non-Hispanic: 7,278
• Unknown/No Data: 8,168

City of residence (if known)

• Fort Myers: 8,245
• Cape Coral: 4,675
• Lehigh Acres: 3,878
• Bonita Springs: 1,282
• North Fort Myers: 745
• Estero: 476
• Missing: 161
• Alva: 118
• Fort Myers Beach: 89
• Bokeelia: 49
• Sanibel: 49
• Saint James City: 30
• Matlacha: 32
• South Fort Myers: 25
• Tice: 18
• Boca Grande: 5
• Miromar Lakes: 5
• Buckingham: 4
• Captiva: 3
• San Carlos Park: 3
• Pineland: 1

Tests reported in Lee (through Sept. 26)

• Total tested: 143,301
• Positive: 20,012
• Negative: 123,176
• Awaiting testing: 27
• Inconclusive: 113
• Percent positive: 14%

View yesterday’s report. 

More: COVID-19 in Lee County: Department of Health reports 53 new cases, no deaths

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