coronavirus deaths in Florida

State health figures show coronavirus is on the rise since the governor moved Florida into the final phase of reopening on Sept. 25.

Fatalities related to the disease have touched families and communities throughout the state, from massive Miami-Dade to sparsely populated Liberty County.

Total cases have been climbing slowly statewide since Monday. Many greater Tampa Bay area schools re-opened the last week of August.

The Florida Department of Health reported Saturday that 3,197 people tested positive for the coronavirus since Friday, bringing the total number of cases statewide to 619,003.

State health officials recorded the coronavirus-related deaths of 183 people Tuesday, bringing the statewide death toll to 10,717. The greater Tampa Bay region reported 63 deaths Tuesday.

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