ORLANDO, Fla. – The day before Florida starts the process of reopening the State under Gov. DeSantis’s phase one plane, The Florida Department of Health announced 615 new cases of coronavirus in the state.
The new cases bring the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state to 36,078. 1,379 people have died as a result of the virus in Florida.
In all, there have been 6,035 hospitalizations in Florida, health officials said. [CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING: Daily ClickOrlando.com newsletter delivered to your inbox] Phase one will begin on Monday with some businesses opening for the first time since their doors were shut in April.