Florida adds 6,586 COVID-19 cases

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The Florida Department of Health reported 6,586 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday.

According to the state Department of Health, 938,414 people in Florida have tested positive for COVID-19.

The state also reported 62 additional coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, including four in Alachua County, one in Duval County, one in Clay County, one in Nassau County and one in County of Columbia.

Since the start of the pandemic, 18,214 people in Florida have died from the virus.

As of Sunday, 3,613 people were hospitalized in Florida with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19.

The statewide positivity rate based on Saturday’s testing was 6.57%, according to the health department.

Daily cases of COVID-19 in Florida and Jacksonville since June 1

Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, trouble breathing, sore throat, muscle pain, and loss of taste or smell. Most people only develop mild symptoms. But some people, usually those with other medical complications, develop more serious symptoms, including pneumonia.