FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida's coronavirus death rate rose again Saturday, setting a one-week record of nearly 500 fatalities that is about 80 more that the previous seven-day high set in early May.The state health department reported 96 new deaths, bringing the total for the week to 496 or an average of nearly 71 per day.
Three weeks ago, Florida’s seven-day average for deaths stood at 30 before it began creeping up and then exploded in recent days, as a record 120 deaths were reported Thursday and another 92 on Friday.The state on Saturday reported 9,960 new confirmed cases and 421 addition hospitalizations.