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Florida reports 232 new coronavirus-related deaths, including 87 in Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida reported 7,023 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 1,652 of those cases in Central Florida.

The total number of cases now reported in Florida is 1,790,743.

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The state also reported 232 new virus-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths statewide to 28,048.

Of the latest deaths, 87 were reported in Central Florida.

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Polk and Lake counties reported the highest number of deaths, with 21 each. Other deaths reported locally included 14 in Volusia, 12 in Osceola, 9 in Orange, 7 in Sumter, two in Flagler and one in Marion County.

Brevard and Seminole counties reported no deaths.

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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: 107,301 (+433) - DEATHS: 1,011 (+9)

Polk: CASES: 53,005 (+274) - DEATHS: 1,029 (+21)

Osceola: CASES: 34,796 (+110) - DEATHS: 396 (+12)

Volusia: CASES: 32,472 (+156) - DEATHS: 565 (+14)

Brevard: CASES: 31,238 (+232)- DEATHS: 681 (0)

Marion: CASES: 25,670 (+69) - DEATHS: 672 (+1)

Seminole: CASES: 25,226 (+131) - DEATHS: 389 (0)

Lake: CASES: 22,311 (+159) - DEATHS: 489 (+21)

Sumter: CASES: 7,436 (+36) - DEATHS: 214 (+7)

Flagler: CASES: 5,518 (+15) - DEATHS: 77 (+2)


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Matt Reeser

Matt Reeser, WFTV.com

Matt Reeser joined WFTV in 1998 as a news photographer and has worked for television stations in Kentucky and West Virginia.

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