ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida reported an additional 5,600 COVID-19 cases on Thursday.
The latest cases bring the state’s total number since the pandemic began to 2,228,212.
The state also reported an additional 55 virus-related deaths.
Of the latest cases, 1,332 were reported in Central Florida.
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Of the latest deaths, 16 were reported in Central Florida. Seven of those deaths were reported in Orange County.
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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: 135,932 (+388); DEATHS: 1,246 (+7)
OSCEOLA: CASES: 43,924 (+152); DEATHS: 499 (+1)
SEMINOLE: CASES: 33,583 (+126); DEATHS: 488 (+1)
POLK: CASES: 67,355 (+248); DEATHS: 1,304 (+2)
VOLUSIA: CASES: 42,617 (+114); DEATHS: 788 (+1)
BREVARD: CASES: 40,780 (+120); DEATHS: 859 (+1)
FLAGLER: CASES: 7,191 (+19); DEATHS: 110 (+2)
LAKE: CASES: 29,228 (+88); DEATHS: 625 (+1)
MARION: CASES: 30,677 (+62); DEATHS: 947 (0)
SUMTER: CASES: 9,249 (+15); DEATHS: 275 (0)