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Your Thursday Coronavirus Update: Florida Reports More Than 9,000 New COVID-19 Cases, 79 Deaths in Residents

Photo: CDC @cdc
Photo: CDC @cdc



Florida Reports More Than 9,000 New COVID-19 Cases, 79 Deaths in Residents

Danielle Prieur, WMFE 

The Florida Department of Health reported 9,085 new coronavirus cases and 79 new coronavirus-related deaths in residents on Thursday.

That brings the total number of cases in residents to 901,234 and the death toll to 17,810 people since the start of the pandemic.

Orange County continues to lead Central Florida with the most coronavirus cases, adding 522 cases today for a total of 53,384 residents who have gotten sick with the virus since mid-March.

Overall, the positivity rate in Florida is 7.58 percent.

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Danielle Prieur is WMFE's education reporter.