ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health reported 3,650 new cases of the respiratory illness Friday, bringing the state total to 658,381 since the pandemic was first detected here in March.The DOH reported 176 new deaths Friday, bringing Florida’s death toll from the pandemic to 12,658.
Florida’s death total is comprised of 12,502 residents and 156 non-residents who died in the state from the virus.Death data is often delayed and new deaths can take up to two weeks to report, according to the DOH.Recent deaths from COVID-19 across Central Florida made up 25 out of the 176 new fatalities reported across the state.[TRENDING: What La Nina could mean for rest of hurricane season | Bars allowed to open in Florida | Gator ambushes,.