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Florida reports 4,200 new coronavirus cases, 33 virus-related deaths

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida reported 4,200 new coronavirus cases on Monday.

The latest cases bring the total number in the state since the pandemic began to 2,173,138.

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Orange County reported the largest increase in cases with 315 new cases.

On Monday the state also reported an additional 33 virus-related deaths.

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Those deaths bring the state’s death toll to 35,142.

Of the latest deaths, nine were reported in Central Florida. Four of those were reported in Orange County.

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The increases come as local and national health officials have reported increases in the number of COVID-19 cases among children.

The Orange County Department of Health said 1 in 10 children, ages 5 to 14, is currently testing positive for COVID-19. And the American Academy of Pediatrics said children account for roughly 13% of the total cases of COVID-19 in the United States.

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See a county-by-county breakdown of total (and new) coronavirus cases below, and click here for an interactive map of cases statewide:

Orange: CASES: 132,053 (+315); DEATHS: 1,228 (+4)

Polk: CASES: 65,084 (+162); DEATHS: 1,283 (+0)

Osceola: CASES: 42,430 (+113); DEATHS: 492 (+0)

Volusia: CASES: 41,346 (+91); DEATHS: 762 (+0)

Brevard: CASES: 39,464 (+79); DEATHS: 843 (+0)

Marion: CASES: 30,060 (+54); DEATHS: 945 (+2)

Seminole: CASES: 32,403 (+119); DEATHS: 480 (+2)

Lake: CASES: 28,379 (+62); DEATHS: 620 (+0)

Sumter: CASES: 9,101 (+8); DEATHS: 270 (+1)

Flagler: CASES: 7,046 (+12); DEATHS: 106 (+0)

Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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