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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Over 300,000 coronavirus cases recorded in Florida
Florida reports more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday and reaches 300,000 total infections.
Florida has 10,181 confirmed cases and a total of 301,810 since the outbreak began there March 1. The state confirmed 112 deaths — the third time in the last seven days it has eclipsed 100 – and 4,626 total COVID-19 deaths.
Florida’s rolling seven-day average for deaths has increased to 92 per day, triple the 31 posted a month ago.
As of Tuesday, Florida had the No. 2 death rate in the United States, slightly behind Texas.
When the coronavirus was ravaging New York three months ago, it recorded 799 deaths on April 9 and a top seven-day average of 763 deaths on April 14.
— AP
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