Florida surpasses 8,000 COVID-19 deaths with Friday's pandemic report

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Source: Sun Sentinel

Fatalities linked to COVID-19 continue to rise in Florida, as the state on Friday reported another 180 deaths.

While devastating, the total is fewer than the record for a daily report, 257, posted one week earlier. The latest daily totals are not reflective of deaths in the past 24 hours, but rather recent weeks.

The state Department of Health says at least 8,051 people have died from COVID-19 complications since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Newly reported COVID-19 infections are holding steady. Officials reported 7,686 cases on Friday, just a hair more than the 7,650 cases added on the previous day. The state has not seen a day with more than 10,000 cases in two weeks.

Read more: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-florida-coronavirus-deaths-cases-friday-august-7-20200807-grvvhe4gj5dxnb5mm4v2apsvya-story.html

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Perhaps Trump has been successful in creating enough distractions to obscure the thousands of people who have died and will die due to his incompetence.