Daily Case Count Ticks Up Over 3,000
Florida’s daily coronavirus case count is back over three thousand in the latest report from the state department of health.
With 3,731 new cases, Florida now has had 658,381 confirmed cases.
The latest report saw a spike in the number of tests: 73,871, compared to 51,294 the day before.
One hundred eighty three new deaths were reported. Some 12,658 people have died from COVID-19 statewide.
In Orange County, which has the most cases of any Central Florida county, the death toll is now 405.
Orange County's cumulative case count stands at 37,701.
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