TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Florida noticed a leap in COVID-19 instances final week, whereas reported deaths of Florida residents in the course of the pandemic climbed to greater than 74,300.
A report issued Friday by the state Department of Health mentioned the state had a reported 60,204 new COVID-19 instances in the course of the week of May 13 to Thursday.
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That was up from 39,374 new instances the earlier week and continued a gradual improve in the course of the previous two months.
For instance, the state reported 8,040 instances in the course of the week that began March 11.
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The will increase have come as variants of the coronavirus have developed and unfold.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health report mentioned 74,330 Florida residents had died of COVID-19 as of a Thursday rely. That was up from 74,060 deaths in a report issued two weeks in the past.
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Because of lags in reporting, it isn’t clear when the extra deaths occurred.