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Florida reports 1,200 new COVID-19 cases, 56 virus-related deaths

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida reported an additional 1,234 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.

The increase is the lowest reported in eight months.

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The latest cases bring the total number in the state since the pandemic began to 2,327,989.

Of the latest cases, 280 were reported in Central Florida.

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The state also reported an additional 56 virus-related deaths on Tuesday, including eight in Brevard County.

That increase brings the state’s total death toll to 37,665.

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

ORANGE: CASES: 143,051 (+50); DEATHS: 1,310 (+1)

OSCEOLA: CASES: 46,266 (+21); DEATHS: 529 (+2)

SEMINOLE: CASES: 35,380 (+20); DEATHS: 516 (0)

POLK: CASES: 71,198 (+53); DEATHS: 1,386 (-5)

VOLUSIA: CASES: 44,941 (+44); DEATHS: 844 (0)

BREVARD: CASES: 42,999 (+36); DEATHS: 913 (+8)

FLAGLER: CASES: 7,504 (+4); DEATHS: 113 (+1)

LAKE: CASES: 31,099 (+34); DEATHS: 662 (+4)

MARION: CASES: 31,957 (+18); DEATHS: 992 (+7)

SUMTER: CASES: 9,504 (0); DEATHS: 283 (+1)

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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.