ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health on Saturday reported 8,502 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in Florida to 526,577.The number is a running total since the virus was first detected in Florida in March.While the reporting of coronavirus deaths are delayed by days and sometimes weeks, state and public health leaders say an additional 189 people have recently died from the virus.
Their deaths raise the overall count to 8,238 that number includes 129 non-residents who died in Florida.[MORE:More than 19,000 Floridians projected to die from COVID-19 by December, experts say]On Saturday, the positivity rate for the number of people who tested positive for the first time, compared to the overall.