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New Florida coronavirus record with 9,000 new cases; state shuts down alcohol at bars

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AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelJun 26, 2020 at 12:04 pmThe Florida Department of Health reported 8,942 new coronavirus cases, shattering the previous daily high for positive COVID-19 infections made just two days earlier.The state also is according to Florida Department of Business &amp; Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey Beshears.AdvertisementEffective immediately, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is suspending on premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide.— HalseyBeshears (@HalseyBeshears)The update that comes at 11 a.m. and details cases from the previous day, showed the state has now registered 122,960 positive cases to date. The previous record for a single-day increase of 5,508 cases was reported Wednesday.It has also seen 13,987 hospitalizations, 221 additional since Thursday’s report.AdvertisementThe state also reported that of new patients, about 13% tested positive for COVID-19. That’s from nearly 50,000 new tests, the third most tests given in a single day to date, which brings the state’s total so far this year to 1,770,081.The state Division of Emergency Management’s daily report details some of the testing and cases, with numbers that differ slightly from the Department of Health reports, showing 8,933 confirmed cases on June 25. It also charted the percent positive of cases that includes those who had already tested positive and were being retested on a daily basis. That percent is 14,74%.The state DOH also reported 39 additional deaths to bring the state toll to 3,366. That total includes five more in Central Florida: a 52-year-old woman in Orange County, 88-year-old woman in Lake County and three men in Polk County, ages 68,87 and 88.The region’s death toll stands at 292 with Polk County leading with 87 followed by Orange’s 56, Volusia’s 53, Osceola’s 24, Lake’s 22, Sumter and Brevard with 17 each and Seminole with 16.To be clear, the 39 deaths did not all happen on Thursday, just reported since Thursday. It has taken as many as two weeks for a coronavirus-related death to be reported by the state.The state’s actual deadliest day remains May 4 with 59 fatalities, according to the Florida Department of Health. In April, the U.S. peaked at nearly 2,300 deaths in one day.The state saw four straight weeks of more than 300 reported deaths from mid-April to mid-May, but has since seen six straight weeks of 264 reported deaths or less including 230 reported deaths from Sunday to Sunday ending June 21. Since Sunday, the state has reported 205 deaths five days into the week, so is on track to see less 300 deaths again.AdvertisementSouth Florida reported 17 new deaths since Thursday from its three hard-hit counties: Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Combined they account for 1,817 deaths, which is more than 54 percent of the state’s overall death toll.The majority of deaths are from those ages 65 and older.Central Florida now has 18,269 cases, an increase of 2,201 from a day earlier. There are 1,062 new cases in Orange for a total of 7,848; 209 in Polk for 2,780; 141 in Volusia for 1,605; 164 in Osceola for 1,485; 198 in Seminole for 1,966; 148 in Brevard for 1,297; 94 in Lake for 975; and five in Sumter for 313. ().South Florida, home to 29% of Florida’s population, remains the hardest-hit region, accounting for more than 45% of cases with 56,014 total. That includes 2,926 new cases reported Friday among Miami-Dade (30,196), Broward (13,320), and Palm Beach (12,498) counties.Nationwide, there are more than 2.4 million cases with over 124,000 deaths. Worldwide, there are more than 9.6 million cases, which about 1 in every 810 people on the entire planet based on a world population estimate of 7,800,000,000, and more than 490,000 deaths, according to the .The U.S. has the most fatalities by far, followed by Brazil with nearly 55,000, the United Kingdom over 43,000, Italy with over 34,000, France with over 29,000, and Spain with over 28,000. Mexico with over 25,000 and India with more than 15,000 have become hot spots along with Brazil in the last month.AdvertisementWithin the U.S., New York has the most deaths with over 31,000, followed by New Jersey with nearly 15,000.Florida now ranks 9th among U.S. states in fatalities, but with more than 21 million in population and about 1 death per 6,380 residents, it ranks 28th for death rate.Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story misstated the number of new deaths reported by the state. The state reported 39 new deaths, and 205 deaths reported since Sunday..You can sign up for new daily Florida coronavirus update by subscribing to The Health Report newsletter and as-they-happen Breaking News emails at .AdvertisementAre you feeling stressed or depressed from the COVID19 outbreak? There are resources available for you. You can contact the Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990 or visit WeeklyA weekly update on health news in Florida. &gt; Follow these recommendations for using a face mask: The wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social-distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. The Florida Department of Health has set up a call center to answer questions about coronavirus. There’s a number for Orange County, too.The Florida Department of Health’s number is 1-866-779-6121 and is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Residents may also email questions to .In Orange County, the number to call is 407-723-5004; it’s available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.For mental-health help, .AdvertisementSee complete coverage at .This article originally appeared on . Advertisement

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelJun 26, 2020 at 12:04 pmThe Florida Department of Health reported 8,942 new coronavirus cases, shattering the previous daily high for positive COVID-19 infections made just two days earlier.The state also is according to Florida Department of Business &amp; Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey Beshears.AdvertisementEffective immediately, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is suspending on premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide.— HalseyBeshears (@HalseyBeshears)The update that comes at 11 a.m. and details cases from the...

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