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Florida reports more than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases, 95 virus-related deaths on Sunday

Florida reports more than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases, 95 virus-related deaths on Sunday The Florida department of Health reported 5,065 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida department of Health reported 5,065 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.

Of the new cases reported, 1,097 were in Central Florida, including 308 in Orange County.

State records show 1,868,772 COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Florida since the start of the pandemic.

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Florida has also recorded more than 9 million negative test results after adding 22,676 more on Sunday.

Health officials reported 104 more people were hospitalized for COVID-19 in the state on Sunday. A total of 77,758 people have been hospitalized in Florida for COVID-19.

The DOH also reported 95 new virus-related deaths, including two people who were not Florida residents.

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Of the new deaths reported, 14 were in Central Florida. Six deaths were reported in both Brevard and Marion counties.

Vaccination efforts also continue across the state with more than 4 million does being administered.

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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: 111,886 (+308) – DEATHS: 1,071 (0)

Polk: CASES: 55,861 (+167) – DEATHS: 1,107 (0)

Osceola: CASES: 36,097 (+100) - DEATHS: 425 (0)

Volusia: CASES: 33,752 (+71) - DEATHS: 634 (+1)

Brevard: CASES: 33,007 (+152) - DEATHS: 728 (+6)

Marion: CASES: 27,033 (+100) - DEATHS: 741 (+6)

Seminole: CASES: 26,616 (+82) - DEATHS: 411 (0)

Lake: CASES: 23,978 (+75) - DEATHS: 541 (0)

Sumter: CASES: 7,768 (+21) - DEATHS: 226 (0)

Flagler: CASES: 5,783 (+21) - DEATHS: 86 (+1)

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