Florida adds 7,788 coronavirus cases, 120 deaths

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – The Florida Department of Health reported on Sunday 7,788 new cases of the coronavirus, as well as 120 additional deaths related to the virus.

Of these deaths, 18 occurred in northeastern Florida: nine in Duval County (total 911 deaths), five in Alachua County (171), two in St. Johns County (166), one in Clay County (244) and one in Nassau County (94).

The state Department of Health has already notified a total of 1,721,377 cases of COVID-19 and 26,915 coronavirus-related deaths since March.

Duval County recorded 81,927 cases in total, including 397 cases reported on Sunday.

On Sunday afternoon, 6,101 people were hospitalized in Florida with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, according to the state Health Administration Agency.

The statewide positivity rate based on Saturday’s test was 5.54%, the health department said on Sunday.

Health department data released on Sunday showed that 1,678,944 people in Florida received at least one injection of two federally approved COVID-19 vaccines.

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