Florida COVID-19 deaths break daily record Thursday – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune


Florida COVID-19 deaths break daily record Thursday - News - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Almost 14,000 new cases were reported in the Sunshine State, the second-highest daily increase.

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Reported COVID-19 deaths reached a new daily record on Thursday as the Florida Department of Health announced 13,965 new cases. The new cases are the second-highest daily total since Sunday’s record of 15,300. A total of 315,775 coronavirus cases have been reported in the state since the pandemic began.

The number of reported deaths of Florida residents rose Thursday by 156 to 4,677, breaking Tuesday’s record of 132.

Sarasota County’s numbers rose by 277 cases since Wednesday, for a total of 3,724. Manatee County had 350 new cases, for a total of 5,914. Four new deaths were reported in Manatee County, bringing its total to 143. No new deaths were reported in Sarasota County; the toll remains at 100.

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According to a state database, in Sarasota County 150 people are currently hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, an increase of 10 from Wednesday. In Manatee County, 106 are hospitalized, an increase of 27.

On Tuesday Gov. Ron DeSantis drew some stern warnings from the South Florida mayors who said local leaders could be forced soon to enact another economic lockdown on the state’s largest county, which also is the epicenter of the pandemic in Florida.

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