COVID-19 on Treasure Coast: What you need to know Thursday, Sept. 24

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The Florida Department of Health reported 76 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths Thursday.

The total number of cases on the Treasure Coast increased to 15,887. The cumulative death toll increased to 527. Two new deaths were reported in St. Lucie County and one new death was reported in Martin County. There were no new deaths reported in Indian River County.

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Health officials have said the virus is not necessarily the cause of death, but they record people who at some point tested positive for the virus and later die.

Here's a breakdown of the latest numbers across the Treasure Coast:

Indian River County

County

• Total number of cases: 3,145
• Residents: 3,122
• Non-residents: 23

Conditions and care

• Deaths: 115
• Hospitalizations: 290

COVID-19 tests administered for Florida residents 

• Total tested: 35,046
• Positive resident tests: 3,122
• Negative tests: 31,905
• Inconclusive: 19
• Awaiting testing: 54

Cases by city, if known   

• Vero Beach: 2,189
• Fellsmere: 408
• Sebastian: 331
• Missing: 177
• Wabasso: 9
• Indian River Shores: 4
• Roseland: 3
• Orchid: 1

Ages

• Range: 0 to 105
• Median age: 44

Gender

• Male: 1,410
• Female: 1,631
• Unknown: 15

Race

• Black: 382
• White: 1,631
• Other: 343
• Unknown: 766

St. Lucie County

County

• Total number of cases: 7,910
• Residents: 7,882
• Non-residents: 28

Conditions and care

• Deaths: 273
• Hospitalizations: 650

COVID-19 tests administered for Florida residents  

• Total tested: 60,143
• Positive resident tests: 7,882
• Negative tests: 52,211
• Inconclusive: 50
• Awaiting testing: 261

Cases by city, if known   

• Port St. Lucie: 4,670
• Fort Pierce: 2,767
• Missing: 425
• St. Lucie West: 4
• Hutchinson Island: 1

Ages

• Range: 0 to 104
• Median age: 43

Gender

• Male: 3,519
• Female: 4,296
• Unknown: 67

Race

• Black: 1,817
• White: 3,073
• Other: 1,137
• Unknown: 1,855

Martin County

County

• Total number of cases: 4,832
• Residents: 4,800
• Non-residents: 32

Conditions and care

• Deaths: 139
• Hospitalizations: 387

COVID-19 tests administered for Florida residents 

• Total tested: 34,772
• Positive resident tests: 4,800
• Negative tests: 29,925
• Inconclusive: 47
• Awaiting testing: 47

City, if known   

• Stuart: 2,256
• Indiantown: 959
• Palm City: 578
• Hobe Sound: 487
• Jensen Beach: 292
• Missing: 163
• Sewall's Point: 33
• Jupiter: 23
• Port Salerno: 3
• Ocean Breeze: 1

Ages

• Range: 0 to 100
• Median age: 40

Gender

• Male: 2,405
• Female: 2,369
• Unknown: 26

Race

• Black: 266
• White: 2,234
• Other: 1,149
• Unknown: 1,151

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