BREVARD COVID-19 UPDATE, APRIL 29: Space Coast Reports 270 Coronavirus Cases, Eight Deaths

By Space Coast Daily // April 29, 2020

COVID-19 CASES REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION IS 47

CORONAVIRUS BREVARD UPDATE: Brevard County Commissioner Chairman Bryan Lober and MedFast Urgent Care’s Dr. David Williams discuss the latest developments regarding COVID-19 from a government point of view and medical point of view.

APRIL 29, 2020 FLORIDA DEPT. OF HEALTH REPORT

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Brevard County has reported 270 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday night, according to the Florida Department of Health.

According to the Florida Department of Health, the demographic breakdown of the age of those testing positive ranges from 1 to 94, with the median age being 52 years of age, and 50 percent are male and 50 percent are female.

The current Brevard list includes 261 Florida residents and nine non-residents.

Brevard COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalization is 47. Eight deaths have been reported as a result of COVID-19 in Brevard County, including five since April 12.

The Florida Department of Health reports 8,269 tests have been administered in Brevard County. According to Wednesday’s report, 7,996 of those tests have come back negative.

The percent of those testing positive for COVID-19 overall is 8.8-percent.

The Florida Department of Health has reported a total of 33,193 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state with 5,419 hospitalized.

Deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Florida are 1,218 as of Wednesday night.

In the U.S., 1,039,909 cases have been reported and 60,967 deaths have been attributed to COVID-19. Global cases reported are 3,191,827 with 227,535 global deaths.