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  • State health officials reported 1,204 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, Thursday, bringing the statewide total number of cases to 48,675. The Florida Department of Health also reported 48 more coronavirus-related deaths, Thursday, for a total of 2,144 fatalities.In a tweet, Gov. Ron DeSantis attributes the large single-day increase in the number of infected people to "another big dump of test results."On Wednesday, state health officials reported receiving more than 77,900 test results, marking the largest single-day number of test results they've received since the pandemic began.
  • State health officials reported 502 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 46,944 cases.The Florida Department of Health also reported 55 deaths, Tuesday, for a total of 2,052 fatalities. 938 of Florida's coronavirus-related deaths have been associated with long-term care facilities, accounting for 45.7% of all virus-related deaths in the state.Nearly 8,500 people in total have been hospitalized for COVID-19 treatment in Florida.
  • State health officials reported 854 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Florida, Monday, for a statewide total of 46,442 cases. The Florida Department of Health also reported 26 new coronavirus-related deaths, Monday, for a total of 1,997 fatalities. 901 of the documented deaths in Florida have been associated with long-term care facilities, accounting for 45.1% of all COVID-19 related deaths in the state.
  • State Health officials reported 2,378 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the weekend for a statewide total of 45,588 cases.The Florida Department of Health reported 98 new coronavirus-related deaths since Friday morning, bringing Florida’s death toll to 1,973 fatalities.The total number of hospitalizations related to virus now stands at 8,230 patients, including all people who have been hospitalized and not just those who are currently receiving treatment.
  • State health officials reported 808 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, Thursday for a statewide total of 43,210 cases. The Florida Department of Health also reported 48 new coronavirus-related deaths, yesterday, for a total of 1,875 fatalities.The total number of virus-related hospitalizations in Florida stands at 7,749 patients.Of the 609,574 tests that have been performed in the state so far,7.1% have been positive for the virus.
  • The Florida Department of Health reported 826 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, Thursday, bringing the statewide total to 38,828. State health officials…
  • State health officials reported 542 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, Tuesday, for a statewide total now of 37,439 cases. The latest update from the…
  • The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Florida increased by 398 yesterday, to 27,058 cases. According to the latest update from the Florida…
  • The Florida Office of Economic Opportunity’s online and phone systems have been overwhelmed by the recent spike in the number of people who are applying…
  • Florida now has 14,747 total confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of the latest update from the Florida Department of Health, which is 1,118 more cases…