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Florida reports more than 10,400 new COVID-19 cases, 76 virus-related deaths

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida reported 10,434 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.

Of those new cases, more than 2,100 were reported in Central Florida.

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To date, there have been 1,223,015 cases of COVID-19 reported in the state.

On Tuesday, the state also reported 76 additional virus-related deaths, bringing Florida’s total death toll to 21,052.

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The new numbers come as local communities continue to acquire and administer coronavirus vaccines.

On Tuesday morning, Seminole County and Florida Department of Health in Seminole County said they received 8,100 Moderna vaccines.

The county said it plans to start dispensing the vaccines to frontline workers on Wednesday.

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The Florida Department of Health in Orange County also received its first shipment of 16,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday.

“We have been planning for this day for many months,” said Dr. Raul Pino, health officer for the Florida Department of Health in Orange County. “This initial shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine not only gives us the ability to protect the local emergency workers who will serve as vaccinators in the future but also limits the spread of the COVID-19 virus within the community.”

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Many people are wondering when they may be eligible to get the shot.

To give people across the country an idea of when they may be able to get vaccinated from the virus, The New York Times launched a tool for people to calculate where they fall in the long line of Americans looking to get vaccinated.

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See a county-by-county breakdown of total (and new) cases and deaths below, and click here for an interactive map of cases statewide.

Orange: CASES: 70,103 (+612), DEATHS: 717 (0)

Polk: CASES: 34,032 (+291), DEATHS: 759 (+8)

Osceola: CASES: 23,417 (+166), DEATHS: 272 (0)

Volusia: CASES: 20,392 (+235), DEATHS: 408 (+2)

Brevard: CASES: 19,344 (+166), DEATHS: 501 (0)

Seminole: CASES: 16,627 (+147), DEATHS: 303 (0)

Marion: CASES: 16,297 (+207), DEATHS: 437 (+1)

Lake: CASES: 13,863 (+165), DEATHS: 286 (0)

Sumter: CASES: 4,534 (+113), DEATHS: 116 (+1)

Flagler: CASES: 3,346 (+32), DEATHS: 48 (+1)

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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