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Florida Corrects Day’s Virus Deaths to 95 From 188 Earlier

Florida Virus Deaths Double Following State’s Rise in Cases

Florida corrected its reported number of daily deaths from Covid-19 to 95 from 188 reported earlier on Saturday. The state’s health department cited a calculation error that combined two days of figures.

The revised number means daily deaths were relatively stable compared with the 93 reported a day earlier. That’s significant because health experts have been watching states like Florida, where virus cases have risen dramatically over the past few weeks, to see if hospitalizations and deaths also spike.

Florida on Thursday reported a record 120 deaths from Covid-19 among residents, compared with 48 the day before. Total deaths are now 4,197 among residents, and another 104 among non-residents, according to figures on the Department of Health website.

New cases reported Saturday declined to 10,360 from 11,433 the day before, pushing the state’s total cases to 254,511. The 4.2% daily increase in total cases compares to the previous seven-day average increase of 4.6%.

The average age in Florida of people testing positive for the virus remained at 40, unchanged from the day before.

The figures for the past 24 hours can include Floridians who died earlier, and whose deaths are only now being included in official figures.

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