Central Florida counties see uptick in COVID-19 deaths as state death toll hits 4,000

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida doubled the number of its typical daily COVID-19 deaths on Thursday with 120 new deaths reported.

Since the beginning of July, the highest number of deaths Florida had reported was in the 60s. But with Thursday’s triple-digit increase, the state topped 4,000 deaths.

Most Central Florida counties have averaged zero to two new deaths a day.

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But on Thursday, Orange and Brevard counties both reported six new deaths, and Volusia and Polk counties each reported five.

Seminole, Lake and Osceola all reported one new death.

That’s 25 deaths in Central Florida alone.

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Scroll down for a breakdown of the coronavirus-related deaths per county do far during the pandemic:

Orange County: 69 deaths

Seminole County: 21

Volusia County: 67

Osceola County: 31

Brevard County: 26

Lake County: 26

Marion County: 12

Flagler County: 5

Sumter County: 18

Polk County: 127

Polk County has seen the largest increase in deaths in Central Florida over the last week. The county has had 22 new deaths since Monday and 29 in the last week.

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