ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Department of Health officials reported a total of 5,557 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, with 1,116 of those cases in Central Florida.
The last time single-day coronavirus numbers topped 5,000 cases was Oct. 11, with 5,570 cases reported.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 768,091 cases of the virus reported in Florida.
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In Orange County, Timber Creek High School joined the growing list of schools that have moved students to virtual learning after reporting 14 cases of COVID-19.
In an announcement Wednesday, the district said the school would transition to LaunchEd@Home through Nov. 5.
In Seminole County, some parents of Lake Howell High school students said they are concerned after being notified that one person at the school had recently tested positive for COVID-19.
So far this school year, out of the 67,000 students in the district, Seminole County Public Schools has reported 140 cases of the virus.
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According to the latest data released by the state, the number of COVID-19-related deaths of residents and nonresidents now stands at 16,470.
In a statement Wednesday, Florida’s surgeon general, Dr. Scott A. Rivkees, said that the Department of Health will conduct additional reviews of all deaths reported to the state to provide more accurate data.
Rivkees said the data reported to the state “consistently presents confusion and warrants a more rigorous review.”
In Central Florida only two counties, Lake and Marion, reported coronavirus deaths.
Osceola, Seminole, Polk, Volusia, Brevard, Flagler and Sumter counties all reported no deaths.
Orange County actually subtracted one death to bring the total in that county to 532.
See a county-by-county breakdown of total (and new) cases below, and click here for an interactive map of cases statewide:
Orange: 44,435 (+323) — 532 deaths (-1)
Osceola: 13,703 (+75) — 186 deaths (+0)
Seminole: 9,894 (+76) — 236 deaths (+0)
Polk: 22,256 (+195) — 593 deaths (+0)
Volusia: 12,180 (+100) — 315 deaths (+0)
Brevard: 10,747 (+151) — 352 deaths (+0)
Flagler: 2,035 (+37) — 37 deaths (+0)
Lake: 8,336 (+70) — 227 deaths (+9)
Marion: 10,593 (+71) — 342 deaths (+3)
Sumter: 2,802 (+18) — 83 deaths (+0)
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