SARASOTA- COVID- 19 Positivity rates continue to plummet on the Suncoast.

Manatee and Sarasota County’s rates fell about 5% with each county seeing just 11% positivity over the last week. The is slightly higher than the state which saw about 8% positivity. At Sarasota Memorial Hospital the rate also continues to fall with just over 6% of tests done at the hospital coming back positive.