ORLANDO, Fla. – As the worldwide total of coronavirus infections catapulted past 1.6 million, more than 17,500 of those cases are in Florida, including hundreds of deaths, according to the latest information from the Florida Department of Health.
On Good Friday, Florida saw 19 new fatalities from the coronavirus, meaning since March 1 390 people statewide have died from the respiratory illness.
There are 17,531 people across the state who have tested positive for the virus since the first confirmed case more than a month ago.
While most people can self-isolate at home and will experience mild symptoms from the illness 2,360 infected people have been hospitalized in Florida since this all began.