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Your Tuesday Coronavirus Update: Florida Reports 5,645 New Cases, 62 Additional Deaths

Photo: Engin Akyurt
Photo: Engin Akyurt

&nbsp;&nbsp;Florida reported 4,237 new coronavirus cases today for a total of 2,173,138 cases.According to data collected by Johns Hopkins and analyzed by NPR, the average daily caseload this week is 6,381 cases.&nbsp;That’s a 5 percent increase from last week, and an 18 percent increase from two weeks ago.&nbsp;<br>

Florida reported 5,645 new coronavirus cases today, bringing the total number of cases to 2,178,783. 

According to data collected by Johns Hopkins University and analyzed by NPR, Florida is averaging 6,756 new cases per day this week.

That’s a 17 percent increase from last week’s daily average and a 25 percent increase from two weeks ago.

The state also added 62 new coronavirus-related deaths. More than 34,500 people have died from COVID in the state and some 88,521 people have been hospitalized. 

So far, 8,143,599 Floridians have been vaccinated against the virus.

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Danielle Prieur is WMFE's education reporter.