TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Florida saw a jump in COVID-19 cases last week, while reported deaths of Florida residents during the pandemic climbed to more than 74,300.
A report issued Friday by the state Department of Health said the state had a reported 60,204 new COVID-19 cases during the week of May 13 to Thursday.
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That was up from 39,374 new cases the previous week and continued a steady increase during the past two months.
For example, the state reported 8,040 cases during the week that started March 11.
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The increases have come as variants of the coronavirus have developed and spread.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health report said 74,330 Florida residents had died of COVID-19 as of a Thursday count. That was up from 74,060 deaths in a report issued two weeks ago.
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Because of lags in reporting, it is not clear when the additional deaths occurred.
