ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s coronavirus-related death toll topped 32,000 on Friday.
The milestone came as the state reported 138 additional virus-related deaths and 5,975 additional cases.
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Of the latest deaths, 40 were reported in Central Florida including 17 in Marion County and 10 in Brevard County.
Of the latest cases, 1,159 were reported in Central Florida with the largest case increase reported in Orange County with 343 new cases.
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The increases come as Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he is expecting to lower the minimum COVID-19 vaccination eligibility age from 65 to 60 later this month.
He said he plans to continue to adapt the eligibility by decreasing the age range rather than opening vaccines to people in certain professions.
JUST NOW: @GovRonDeSantis says there will be no occupation changes moving forward with the Covid-19 vaccine process. He says next change will come this month, likely down to 60 and up, then 55 and up ... and so on. @WFTV
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) March 5, 2021
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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: 115,818 (+343), DEATHS: 1,117 (+1)
Polk: CASES: 57,852 (+197), DEATHS: 1,164 (0)
Osceola: CASES: 37,291 (+103), DEATHS: 453 (+4)
Volusia: CASES: 34,993 (+102), DEATHS: 675 (+4)
Brevard: CASES: 34,549 (+115), DEATHS: 761 (+10)
Marion: CASES: 27,957 (+78), DEATHS: 844 (+17)
Seminole: CASES: 27,640 (+86), DEATHS: 438 (+1)
Lake: CASES: 25,010 (+82), DEATHS: 577 (+3)
Sumter: CASES: 8,147 (+22), DEATHS: 243 (0)
Flagler: CASES: 6,094 (+31), DEATHS: 92 (0)
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