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Florida approaches 9,000 coronavirus deaths, backlog of tests causes jump in case count, state says

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ORLANDO, Fla. – In less than 24 hours, Florida will likely surpass a death toll of 9,000 from the coronavirus, which was first detected in the state less than six months ago.The Florida Department of Health reported 8,109 new positive cases on Wednesday, bringing Florida’s total number of confirmed cases to 550,901 since the pandemic first arrived more than five months ago.

The positivity rate, which represents the number of people who tested positive for the first time compared to the overall number of tests reported by the DOH for the day prior, was 11.89% out of more than 81,000 people tested.The positivity rate has increased over the past four days, however, Wednesday’s increase is due to a backlog of testing data being submitted to the.

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