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Florida reports 214 new coronavirus-related deaths bringing the state death toll to more than 27,000

ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 27,000 people in Florida have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began last year, health officials reported on Monday.

The state reported an additional 214 virus-related deaths bringing the state’s total death toll from the virus to 27,129.

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The latest deaths include 54 in Central Florida. Orange, Marion and Lake counties all reported double-digit new deaths.

On Monday, Florida also added 5,730 new cases of the virus, including 1,203 cases in Central Florida.

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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: 103,649 (+312) - DEATHS: 958 (+18)

Polk: CASES: 50,702 (+228) - DEATHS: 967 (0)

Osceola: CASES: 33,722 (+114) - DEATHS: 381 (+7)

Volusia: CASES: 31,125 (+164) - DEATHS: 535 (0)

Brevard: CASES: 29,518 (+173) - DEATHS: 655 (+1)

Marion: CASES: 24,577 (+67) - DEATHS: 601 (+13)

Seminole: CASES: 24,227 (+74) - DEATHS: 378 (+5)

Lake: CASES: 21,864 (+40) - DEATHS: 435 (+10)

Sumter: CASES: 7,119 (+15) - DEATHS: 186 (0)

Flagler: CASES: 5,312 (+18) - DEATHS: 70 (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.