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Florida reports record-shattering 15,300 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health reported a record-shattering 15,300 new COVID-19 cases Sunday.

This is the highest single-day case increase since the pandemic began.

The state reported 45 coronavirus-related deaths, including one in Seminole County, one in Brevard County and two in Polk County.

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Health official said the state recorded a record-high number of more than 142,900 test results in one day.

They said 142,981 test results were reported to the state and 11.25% of new cases tested positive.

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The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is now 269,811, with a death toll of 4,346.

Orange County reported more than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases and several other Central Florida counties saw more than 100 new cases.

See: COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Florida

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

Orange: 18,001 (+1,371)

Seminole: 4,229 (+146)

Volusia: 3,805 (+171)

Brevard: 3,369 (+132)

Osceola: 4,167 (+306)

Lake: 2,517 (+123)

Sumter: 655 (+33)

Marion: 1,489 (+86)

Flagler: 493 (+20)

Polk: 7,246 (+263)

Click here to find out where to find COVID-19 testing in Central Florida.

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INTERACTIVE MAP: Coronavirus cases in Florida

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Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.