Florida's Cumulative Case Count Nears 800,000
Matthew Peddie, WMFE
Florida added 4,188 new coronavirus cases Thursday- the third day in a row new cases have surpassed 4,000.
Florida now has had 794,624 cases since March. COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 16,854 people, with the state adding 79 new fatalities Thursday
Orange County, which has the most cases of any Central Florida County, added 200 new cases. Total coronavirus cases have reached 45,941, and 559 people have died from COVID-1
The Agency for Health Care Administration is reporting 2,347 hospitalizations for a primary diagnosis of COVID-19.
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