ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida heath officials reported Tuesday the largest single-day increase in COVID-19-related deaths in the state.
Officials said 191 new deaths are now linked to coronavirus, bringing Florida’s death toll to 6,240.
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20 new COVID-19 deaths were reported in Brevard County, bringing its total to 85. Sumter County was the only county in Central Florida to report no new deaths on Tuesday.
The Florida Department of Health also recorded another 9,230 positive test results, with a total number of cases for the state now reaching 441,977.
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Since testing began, The Florida Department of Health has reported 3,038,322 negative COVID-19 test results, including the additional 39,572 that were noted in Tuesday’s data.
See a county-by-county breakdown of cases below, and click here for an interactive map of cases statewide:
Orange: 27,820 (+427)
Polk: 11,893 (+176)
Osceola: 7,973 (+245)
Volusia: 6,473 (+132)
Seminole: 6,231 (+115)
Brevard: 5,155 (+86)
Lake: 4,259 (+90)
Marion: 3,581 (+347)
Sumter: 1,028 (+25)
Flagler: 838 (+25)
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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