COVID-19 Deaths Florida

The Florida Department of Health said 6,772 people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 45 deaths statewide.

Since Tuesday's report, 13,871 people tested positive for the coronavirus — the most cases reported in a single day since July 16. But the positivity rate fell to 8.72% because of a large number of tests.

Thursday's report from the Department of Health shows over 9,000 people tested positive for the coronavirus statewide.

Coronavirus continues its steady upward climb in Florida. With nearly 38,000 new cases this week, the state has added about 5,000 more new cases each week since mid-October.

Florida sees its highest number of new coronavirus cases at 5,592 since Sept. 1, which saw 7,569 cases.

Florida health officials reported 144 deaths since Wednesday's report and more than 3,350 new infections statewide.

State health officials reported 203 coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday. The last time the daily death toll was over 200 was Sept. 10.

As new positive COVID-19 tests remained beneath a key reopening threshold agreed on by global health experts, deaths statewide have been 140 or more for the past four days.

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.

Few details were immediately available about the child's death. She is the eighth person under age 18 to die of COVID in Florida since March.

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