Florida adds 7,788 coronavirus cases, 120 deaths

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

Of those deaths, 18 were in northeast Florida: nine in Duval County (911 total 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 now reported a total of 1,721,377 COVID-19 cases and 26,915 coronavirus-related deaths since March.

Duval County has recorded a total of 81,927 cases, including 397 cases reported on Sunday.

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

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

Department of Health data released 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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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.