Coronavirus in Jacksonville: What you need to know for Saturday, Feb. 27
3:15 p.m. Florida adds 118 COVID-19 deaths, 5 in area
lorida s cumulative total of COVID-19 positive tests surpassed 1.9 million Saturday, while the state added 118 more deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the latest statistics from the Florida Department of Health.
Northeast Florida added five deaths in Saturday s daily report, four in St. Johns County and one in Duval County. The health department has now recorded an overall death toll of 31,280, including 30,734 residents of the state.
Even though statistics indicate the pandemic is slowing its spread in Florida, with new daily reported cases down by roughly two-thirds from the start of 2021, the death toll has not abated at a comparable rate. During the past week, the health department added 63 deaths in Duval County. | Read more