On Sunday, the Florida Department of Health reported a total of 40,596 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state. The FDOH reports 1,721 total deaths have resulted after complications with coronavirus. [READ MORE: When did coronavirus first appear in Florida?] Since Saturday, there were 495 new cases of COVID-19 reported by the FDOH.
According to officials, 7,171 people have been hospitalized due to the respiratory illness. The state does not report current hospitalization numbers. [TIMELINE: The spread of coronavirus in Florida] Below are cases of COVID-19 broken down locally by county in Central Florida.
Numbers reflect Saturday morning’s update from the FDOH. Orange County is preparing to hand out one million masks and 200,000 bottles of