New virus cases as of July 20. (The COVID Tracking Project)

HOLT, Fla., July 20, 2020—Another day, another couple of positive virus cases added to Baker’s totals.

For the  ninth straight day, Baker added more to its daily new COVID-19 totals with two more positive cases as part of today’s state health department. Baker now has 42 total virus cases.

Holt, Laurel Hill and Milligan saw no change in their numbers.

Crestview added another 36 for a total of 379 positive virus cases.

This is the 19th straight day Okaloosa County added more than 50 new cases. Today’s total included 160 more positive cases.

Across the state, Florida has added more than 10,000 new positive cases for the past five days straight and for 12 of the last 13 days.

Okaloosa County

• Fort Walton Beach 704, up 63
• Crestview 379, up 36
• Destin 299, up 17
• Niceville 208, up 15
• Mary Esther 110, up 11
• Shalimar 106, up 4
• Baker 42, up 2
• Laurel Hill 17, same
• Valparaiso 16, up 1
• Eglin Air Force Base 16, up 3
• Holt 11, same
• Milligan 1, same
• Hurlburt Field 1, same

Around the area

• Milton 833, up 31
• Pace 188, up 9
• Jay 68, up 6
• Defuniak Springs 275, up 12