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.
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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.
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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)
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