Updates about COVID-19 in Treasure Coast

June 3, 2020 steven

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Fifty-two new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths were announced for the Treasure Coast Tuesday by the Florida Department of Health.

The total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on the Treasure Coast is now 1,310. The Treasure Coast death toll increased to 51.

St. Lucie County has 492 confirmed cases, and 31 deaths. Indian River County has 138 cases and 10 deaths. Martin County has 680 cases and 10 deaths.

One new deaths was reported Tuesday in both St. Lucie and Martin counties.

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

Here’s a breakdown of the latest numbers:

Indian River County

County

Total number of cases: 138
Residents: 127
Non-residents: 11

Conditions and care

Deaths: 10
Hospitalizations: 36

COVID-19 tests administered

Total tested: 6,036
Positive tests: 138
Negative tests: 5,898
Awaiting testing: 35

Cases by city, if known

Vero Beach: 109
Sebastian: 11
Fellsmere: 6

Gender

Race

Black: 11
White: 87
Other: 17
Unknown: 12

Ages:

Range: 5 to 96
Median age: 62

St. Lucie County

County

Total number of cases: 492
Residents: 481
Non-residents: 11

Conditions and care

Deaths: 31
Hospitalizations: 103

COVID-19 tests administered

Total tested: 11,488
Positive tests: 492
Negative tests: 10,988
Inconclusive: 8
Awaiting testing: 79

Cases by city, if known

Port St. Lucie: 324
Fort Pierce: 151
Hutchinson Island: 1

Gender

Race

Black: 122
White: 238
Other: 47
Unknown: 74

Ages:

Range: 2 to 97
Median age: 50

Martin County

County

Total number of cases: 680
Residents: 668
Non-residents: 12

Conditions and care

Deaths: 10
Hospitalizations: 84

COVID-19 tests administered

Total tested: 8,565
Positive tests: 680
Negative tests: 7,878
Awaiting testing: 5
Inconclusive: 7

City, if known

Stuart: 278
Indiantown: 271
Palm City: 50
Hobe Sound: 48
Jensen Beach: 20

Gender

Race

Black: 16
White: 266
Other: 234
Unknown: 152

Ages:

Range: 0 to 92
Median age: 41

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