ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – In an update given by Orange County leaders, Mayor Jerry Demings said the state of Florida could see up to 7,000 deaths at the peak of the disease’s infection.
As of Wednesday morning, Florida has 6,955 COVID-19 cases, which includes 87 deaths statewide. The numbers released shortly before noon show 214 new cases and two new deaths compared to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, which is the last time the Florida Department of Health released an update. Demings cited a recently released study that sought to predict when states would see peak infection numbers and consumption rates of critical supplies for COVID-19 treatment.