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Florida reports more than 12,600 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. — One day after the state reported a record-shattering number of new COVID-19 cases, Florida reported slightly fewer new cases on Monday, adding more than 12,600 since Sunday.

The new cases bring the total number in the state to 282,435. On Monday, Florida also reported 35 additional deaths, bringing the state’s death toll to 4,381.

In Central Florida, Orange County saw the largest increases in case numbers and deaths, adding 936 new cases and three deaths.

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Two other coronavirus-related deaths were reported in Central Florida, including one each in Volusia and Polk counties.

On Monday, Florida health officials also reported that 52,943 more COVID-19 virus tests have come back negative, bringing the state’s total negative test results to 2.35 million.

See a county-by-county breakdown of cases below, and click here for an interactive map of cases statewide:

Orange: 18,937 (+936)

Seminole: 4,466 (+237)

Volusia: 3,972 (+167)

Brevard: 3,510 (+141)

Osceola: 4,442 (+275)

Lake: 2,645 (+128)

Sumter: 679 (+24)

Marion: 1,642 (+153)

Flagler: 509 (+16)

Polk: 7,630 (+384)

Click here to find out where to find COVID-19 testing in Central Florida.

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INTERACTIVE MAP: Coronavirus cases in Florida

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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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