Nearly Half of Florida's Coronavirus Deaths Happened in July

and the State's Still Breaking Case Records

In Florida, nearly half of the state's total number of deaths related to the novel coronavirus occurred in July, as cases and deaths continue to increase.

According to data from the Florida Department of Health, there have been at least 3,081 coronavirus-related deaths reported in the state this month, which accounts for approximately 46 percent of the state's total number of deaths, which currently stands at 6,586.

The state has continued to see an increasing number of deaths related to the novel virus and has reported a new record high number in each of the past three days, as 253 were reported Thursday, topping a previous high of 216 reported the day before. On Tuesday, the state reported 186 new deaths, which was the most since the start of the pandemic, at that time.

In addition to the rising number of deaths, Florida has also seen an increase in confirmed cases. On Wednesday, the state's department of health reported 9,943 newly confirmed cases, the third straight day of case counts exceeding 9,000. There are currently at least 461,379 confirmed cases in total across the state.

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