ORLANDO, Fla. – Public health officials in Florida are reporting more than 130 people have recently died in relation to COVID-19, setting a new state record for daily death totals.
The new record comes as Central Florida school districts are finalizing back to school plans in the wake of the pandemic.The Florida Department of Health reported 9,194 new positive coronavirus cases Tuesday, bringing the state’s overall total to 291,629 cases since the virus was first detected in March.