
Bullet points from Gov.'s May 8 COVID-19 update

-Today's update-
New cases: 176
Total cases: 6,288
Number tested: 86,428
Ever in hospital: 1,696
Currently in hospital: 369
Ever in ICU: 723
Currently in ICU: 210
Recovered: 2,266
New deaths: 4
Total deaths: 298
Of total cases (Race):
74.33% White
13.74% African American
6.34% Asian
5.41% multi-racial
Ethnicity of total cases:
87.5% non-Hispanic
12.5% Hispanic
Of deaths (Race):
78.41% White
18.18% African American
2.27% Asian
1.14% multi-racial
Ethnicity:
98% non-Hispanic
2% Hispanic
Watch the full update below:
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