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Coronavirus: Florida reports 12,444 new cases, 136 deaths
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health reported 12,444 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, as well as 136 new deaths.The new cases bring Florida’s total number of confirmed coronavirus patients since March 1, when the virus was first detected in the state, to 402,312.Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Health began reporting resident and non-resident deaths as separate categories. The state reported a total of 135 new resident deaths and one new non-resident death in Florida on Friday, for a cumulative total of 5,768 deaths.The new reported COVID-19 deaths come one day after the state reported its highest number of new deaths in a single day in Florida, at 173, on Thursday.