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State reports 175 deaths linked to COVID-19, including 37 Central Florida residents

ORLANDO, Fla. — Another 175 people in Florida have died from coronavirus-related illness, the Florida Department of Health announced Wednesday.

The daily data shows an increase in deaths compared to those reported Tuesday, when 106 deaths were noted by state officials.

Since the pandemic began, Florida’s death toll has climbed to 14,488.

That number includes 14,317 residents and 171 non-residents.

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Wednesday’s data also revealed 37 local residents among the latest casualties, including 12 from Orange County.

Osceola and Volusia counties each reported five deaths since Tuesday; Seminole, Brevard and Lake counties each reported three.

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Polk and Flagler counties each recorded two new deaths; Marion and Sumter counties reported one each.

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

Orange: 458 deaths (+12)

Osceola:  153 deaths (+5)

Seminole: 214 deaths (+3)

Polk: 531 deaths (+2)

Volusia:  249 deaths (+5)

Brevard:  298 deaths (+3)

Flagler: 27 deaths (+2)

Lake: 193 deaths (+3)

Marion: 290 deaths (+1)

Sumter:  70 deaths (+1)

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Stay tuned to Channel 9 Eyewitness News for updates.

INTERACTIVE MAP: Coronavirus cases in Florida

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