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Florida reports 4,500 new COVID-19 cases, 59 virus-related deaths

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida reported an additional 4,599 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.

The new cases bring the total number in the state to nearly 2 million since the pandemic began.

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Of the latest cases, 929 were reported in central Florida.

On Wednesday, the state also reported an additional 59 deaths. Of those, eight were reported in Central Florida.

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The latest numbers come as the FEMA-run COVID-19 vaccination site has seen increased demand this week, now that the minimum age for vaccine eligibility has dropped from 65 to 60.

Officials said the site gave out its full allocation of vaccine doses on Monday, and on Tuesday reached 85% capacity.

READ: Floridians 60 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines

The site at Valencia College’s West Campus is open to vaccinate eligible individuals from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week.

Click here for more information.

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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: 118,902 (+275); DEATHS: 1,150 (+1)

Polk: CASES: 59,264 (+153); DEATHS: 1,203 (-1)

Osceola: CASES: 38,283 (+78); DEATHS: 471 (+1)

Volusia: CASES: 36,190 (+143); DEATHS: 695 (+1)

Brevard: CASES: 35,820 (-20); DEATHS: 784 (+2)

Marion: CASES: 28,485 (+47); DEATHS: 900 (+3)

Seminole: CASES: 28,595 (+92); DEATHS: 448 (+0)

Lake: CASES: 25,754 (+76); DEATHS: 591 (-3)

Sumter: CASES: 8,422 (+30); DEATHS: 242 (+0)

Flagler: CASES: 6,328 (+35); DEATHS: 93 (-1)

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.

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