Florida adds 1,500 new cases
Matthew Peddie, WMFE
Florida added 1,592 new cases Monday, bringing the cumulative case count to 736,024. The Florida Department of Health's COVID-19 dashboard shows 47 new deaths reported since Sunday. Some 15,599 people have now died from COVID-19 statewide.
In Orange County, which has the most coronavirus cases of any Central Florida county, 42,219 cases have been reported and 516 people have died from COVID-19.
The percent positivity for new cases statewide was 4.28%.
The Agency for Health Care Administration reported 2,203 people hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, an increase since last Friday. Hospitalization numbers have been in the low 2,000s for the past few weeks.
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The Latest: Florida has highest daily caseload since August
The Associated Press
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Orange County Reaches Grim Milestone: More than 500 Coronavirus Deaths
Danielle Prieur, WMFE
Orange County has surpassed 500 resident deaths from coronavirus. Mayor Jerry Demings said the county is approaching 42,000 cases with a two-week positivity rate of 4.5 percent. Read more here.
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Talia Blake, WMFE
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Seniors Are Historically The Country’s Biggest Voting Bloc, Then Came Coronavirus
Cathy Carter, WUSF
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Trump claims he’s free of virus, ready for campaign trail
The Associated Press
President Donald Trump on Sunday declared he was ready to return to the campaign trail despite unanswered questions about his health on the eve of a Florida rally meant to kick off the stretch run before Election Day. Read more here.
Democratic Lawmakers Call For Unemployment Reform After Disney Layoffs
Danielle Prieur, WMFE
State Representative Anna Eskamani says since the federal government has ended coronavirus relief talks, it’s now up to the state to continue them. Read more here.