Florida adds 2,660 new cases
Matthew Peddie, WMFE
Florida added 2,660 new coronavirus cases and 111 deaths Friday. The cumulative case count is now 711,804. COVID-19 has killed 14,730 people statewide.
The percent positive rate for new cases was 3.77%, the lowest it's been in 14 days.
The Agency for Health Care Administration listed 2,063 people hospitalized with COVID-19 Friday. Hospitalizations for a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 have been falling since July.
Orange County reported 178 new cases and six deaths. More than 40,000 people have been infected and 476 people have died from COVID-19 in Orange County.
Volusia County added 8 new deaths; Marion County six new deaths; Seminole and Brevard each reported four new deaths and Osceola and Lake each reported one new death.
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