Florida reports 5,100 new coronavirus cases, 31 virus-related deaths

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida reported an additional 5,143 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Of those, 1,339 were reported in Central Florida.

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The latest cases bring the total number in the state since the pandemic began to 2,021,656.

The state also reported 31 virus-related deaths on Tuesday. That includes seven in Central Florida.

Study: Rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout “backfired” in Florida

Video: COVID-19 vaccine demand surges as Orange County, Florida lower eligibility age The demand for COVID-19 vaccines is surging as Orange County and Florida lowered the eligibility age. (Q McCray)

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New data shows that states that rushed to offer COVID-19 vaccines to larger groups of people have actually vaccinated less of their population than those that moved more slowly.

Despite the rush to get shots into arms across the country, analysis of data from the first three months of distribution suggests it’s not necessarily better to try to go faster.

Read more here.

Georgia, Indiana and Texas all announced Tuesday that those 16 and older will now be eligible to get the COVID-19 shot. More states are set to open soon. Read more here.

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

Orange: CASES: 121,173 (+378) DEATHS: 1,169 (+1)

Polk: CASES: 60,115 (+124) DEATHS: 1,221 (+0)

Osceola: CASES: 38,968 (+125) DEATHS: 473 (+0)

Volusia: CASES: 37,103 (+216) DEATHS: 700 (+2)

Brevard: CASES: 36,548 (+110) DEATHS: 792 (+2)

Marion: CASES: 28,732 (+55) DEATHS: 910 (+1)

Seminole: CASES: 29,270 (+105) DEATHS: 450 (+1)

Lake: CASES: 26,199 (+107) DEATHS: 592 (+0)

Sumter: CASES: 8,644 (+82) DEATHS: 243 (+0)

Flagler: CASES: 6,503 (+37) DEATHS: 93 (+0)

Cox Media Group