Indian River County and Brevard County COVID-19 Update

May 14, 2020 Andy Hodges Health News in Sebastian, Florida
Indian River County and Brevard County coronavirus update.
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:

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  • 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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Andy Hodges was born in Annapolis, Maryland, and raised in Jupiter, Florida. He has been a radio and TV personality since the mid-1980s. He has worked for WFLX-TV (Fox 29), WIRK, WLIZ, WIXI, WKSY, WRMF, and others. In 1994, Andy took a break from broadcasting and was a software and systems engineer for various companies. In 2002, he permanently moved back to Sebastian, where Andy's family has lived for over 45 years. He returned to the broadcasting sector in 2005. Andy joined Sebastian Daily as our editor-in-chief in 2016.