ORLANDO, Fla. – As Floridians prepare to clock out and enjoy the weekend, health officials on Friday announced 3,204 new cases of the coronavirus in Florida.The new cases of the respiratory illness bring the state total to 677,660 since the pandemic was first detected in March.The Florida Department of Health reported 140 new deaths Friday, bringing the state’s death toll from the pandemic to 13,387.
Florida’s death total is comprised of 13,225 residents and 162 non-residents who died in the state from the virus.Recent deaths from COVID-19 across Central Florida made up 24 out of the 140 new fatalities reported across the state.Data from COVID-19 related deaths is often delayed and new deaths can take up to two weeks to report, according to.