Florida reports 98 new coronavirus deaths; toll hits 12,600
Source: Orlando Sentinel
As bars statewide prepare to reopen at half-capacity Monday, the impact of coronavirus on Florida continued Saturday with 3,190 new cases and 98 new fatalities reported by the health department.
To date, 661,571 people have been infected, and 12,600 Florida residents have died due to COVID-19. With 156 non-resident deaths, the combined toll is 12,756.
Each report includes deaths from several previous days, as it can take two weeks or more for fatalities to be logged. The largest increase of fatalities in a daily report occurred one month ago, with 276 deaths reported on Aug. 11.
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Testing has declined statewide, to a daily average of about 23,900 so far in September. That’s down from about 32,000 daily tests on average in August and 54,400 a day in July.
Read more: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-florida-coronavirus-saturday-september-12-20200912-nqixcn6zv5ed3hubnmya5tbhri-story.html
Deaths seem to be pick up about three weeks after schools opened even as testing numbers are going down.
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