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Florida reports more than 15,400 new COVID-19 cases, 100 virus-related deaths

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida health officials reported 15,400 new COVID-19 cases in the state on Tuesday, including more than 1,100 in one Central Florida county alone.

Of the 3,581 new cases reported in Central Florida, 1,109 of them were in Orange County.

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Tuesday’s numbers also included 100 deaths composed of 98 Florida residents and two non-residents. The state’s death toll is now 22,515.

Of the latest deaths, 58 were reported in Central Florida with Lake, Orange and Polk counties all reporting double-digit death increases.

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The state also released its updated vaccination totals for Sunday and Monday. Health officials said 260,655 people in Florida have been vaccinated so far, an increase of 4,847 from the days prior.

Seminole County said Tuesday that it received its second shipment of vaccines that included 12,675 Pfizer vaccines. Officials said the purchase of four ultra-cold freezers in 2020 allowed for Seminole County to receive the Pfizer vaccine, one of only 11 counties in Florida to receive their second shipment of vaccine.

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

Orange: CASES: 81,162 (+1,109), DEATHS: 763 (+12)

Polk: CASES: 39,739 (+471), DEATHS: 809 (+18)

Osceola: CASES: 26,727 (+177), DEATHS: 295 (+4)

Volusia: CASES: 23,791 (+562), DEATHS: 458 (+1)

Brevard: CASES: 22,364 (+327), DEATHS: 525 (0)

Seminole: CASES: 19,213 (+327), DEATHS: 317 (+1)

Marion: CASES: 18,971 (+230), DEATHS: 489 (+4)

Lake: CASES: 16,697 (+214), DEATHS: 336 (+18)

Sumter: CASES: 5,508 (+105), DEATHS: 122 (0)

Flagler: CASES: 4,018 (+59), DEATHS: 48 (0)

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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