Florida
Florida COVID-19 deaths top 84,000
TALLAHASSEE – Greater than 84,000 Florida residents have died of COVID-19 for the reason that pandemic began in 2020, with the full rising by practically 1,000 previously month.
In keeping with the state’s Division of Well being, 84,176 residents had died of COVID-19 as of final Thursday. That was up from a reported 83,201 deaths in early December.
Due to lags in reporting, it’s unclear when the extra deaths occurred.
The DOH additionally reported a rise in reported COVID-19 instances. Through the week of Dec. 30 by means of Thursday, the state had a reported 31,633 instances, in comparison with 23,939 reported instances the earlier week. As one other comparability, the state had a reported 12,365 instances in the course of the week that began Oct. 28, in keeping with DOH knowledge.
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