ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Coronavirus deaths continue to rise in the Sunshine State as more and more restrictions are relaxed.On Sunday, the Florida Department of Health reported 217 people have recently died from coronavirus.
These fatalities bring the state death toll up to 14,845including 174non-resident deaths. State health officials have always maintained that virus fatalities are often delayed in being reported to the DOH, but according to a new Miami Herald Investigation, some deaths are not reported for a month or more.Florida health officials reported 1,844 new cases of coronavirus Sunday.
The new cases bring Florida’s total to 716,459 forpeople who have tested positive for the virus that was first detected in the state in March.[TREND.