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Eugene

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Tue Jul 21, 2020, 12:08 PM Jul 2020

Florida recording more coronavirus deaths than any state

Source: Associated Press

Florida recording more coronavirus deaths than any state

July 21, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s skyrocketing coronavirus death rate is now higher than any other state, edging out Texas, which has about 25% more people.

Florida recorded another 134 deaths Tuesday, bringing its daily average for the past week to 115, topping the 112 deaths a day Texas has reported during that time, Associated Press statistics show. A month ago, Florida was averaging 33 coronavirus deaths a day.

Overall, 5,317 people have died in Florida from COVID-19 since March 1 and nearly 370,000 have tested positive for the disease. About 19% of tests have returned positive in Florida over the last week, compared to 10% a month ago and 2.3% in late May.

The state reported that an additional 517 people have been admitted to hospitals with the disease.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a scheduled news conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss the outbreak.


https://apnews.com/c7c27cfa1bc789bdcf352212cd3ec628
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Florida recording more coronavirus deaths than any state (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2020 OP
Meanwhile, Rick Scott's grand kids won't return to school BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #1
The article linked in the OP is completely different from the text posted above. Towlie Jul 2020 #2
The article was updated. The excerpted content was moved down 6 paragraphs. Eugene Jul 2020 #3

Towlie

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2. The article linked in the OP is completely different from the text posted above.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 09:45 AM
Jul 2020

Last edited Sun Jul 26, 2020, 10:33 AM - Edit history (1)

(Edited) It appears that Florida has surpassed New York and is now second only to California in number of deaths.

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