Indian River County and Brevard County coronavirus update.

This is an update on coronavirus cases in Sebastian, Florida. This report also contains COVID-19 data for Indian River County and Brevard County.

Don’t forget about the Special Meeting tonight at City Hall starting at 6:00 p.m. Three council members are attempting to fire City Attorney Manny Anon, a local veteran.

We are currently in Phase 1 of Florida opening. Phase 2 could be very soon if the daily numbers continue to drop.

Daily number of cases have dropped since the peak in early April.

Local:

Sebastian: 9 cases
Fellsmere: 1 case
Palm Bay: 51 cases
Malabar: 1 case
Grant-Valkaria: 1 case
Barefoot Bay: 1 case
Micco: 0 cases
Vero Beach: 81 cases

Indian River County has a population of 154,000. The patients are 49 men and 42 women between the ages of 8 to 94.

Indian River County Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 102 (11 non-residents)
Deaths: 9
Tested Negative: 2,354
Hospitalizations: 25

Brevard County has a population of 590,000. The patients are 159 men and 174 women between the ages of 1 to 94.

Brevard County Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 344 (11 non-residents)
Deaths: 9
Tested Negative: 12,922
Hospitalizations: 50

The total number of cases, deaths, and people who have tested negative in Florida.

Florida

Cases: 42,402 (1,166 non-Florida residents)
Deaths: 1,827
Tested Negative: 552,361
Hospitalizations: 7,595

Here’s some data on the number of new cases per day in Florida:

5/1 – 712 cases
5/2 – 634 cases
5/3 – 773 cases
5/4 – 576 cases
5/5 – 585 cases
5/6 – 632 cases
5/7 – 348 cases
5/8 – 770 cases
5/9 – 696 cases
5/10 – 389 cases
5/11 – 617 cases
5/12 – 813 cases

So far, the new cases in Florida peaked on April 2nd at 1,292 and April 3rd with 1,314 cases.

United States

The total number of cases, deaths, and people who have recovered from the virus in the United States.

Cases: 1,391,238
Deaths: 84,144
Recoveries: 243,430

Global

The total number of cases, deaths, and people who have recovered from the virus around the world.

Cases: 4,379,973
Deaths: 298,185
Recoveries: 1,564,226

Sebastian

Cleveland Clinic, Indian River Hospital, is providing drive-through testing by appointments from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. To make an appointment, call the hospital at 772-226-4846.

For now, if you are 65 or older, or have an illness or chronic condition, please stay home.

If you need need groceries or other items delivered to your home, call Blue River Delivery at 772-643-6880.

Sebastian Daily will continue to provide future updates on COVID-19 for Sebastian City Limits and Indian River County.

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