Leon County now has broken through the 250 mark for number of local deaths caused by the virus and confirmed by the Florida Department of Health.
Four more Leon County residents have died because of COVID-19, the state health department confirmed on Monday. This includes two deaths that were recorded over the weekend.
To date, 252 locals have died because of the virus, according to state data. Specific details, including the ages of the individuals, were not immediately available Monday.
Leon has a total of 26,552 cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to state data. The county s two-week positivity rate is roughly 7.6%.
One Wakulla County resident also has died because of the virus, the state health department reported. Wakulla County has a total of 43 deaths caused by the virus.
Concern over crowd sizes as COVID flexes
The Apalachicola Times
A spike in deaths related to COVID-19 throughout the county, coupled with a rise in the number of cases and a steady administration of vaccinations, can draw some attention.
This pandemic isn’t leaving without a fight, and may be coming out of its corner with a knockout punch in its gloves.
As of Tuesday, 10 people in the county had died due to the pandemic, a sharp increase over the four who for many months had been the total death toll.
Three of the victims have been between age 55 and 64, four under age 74, two under age 84, and one age 85 or older. One inmate has died at the Franklin Correctional Institution.
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