The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 11,914 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases statewide to 1,601,011.
The state announced a total of 142 new coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, seven of which were in Flagler County, bringing the death toll to 24,578. An additional 387 deaths are nonresidents, and are not included in the total.
On New Year s Eve, the state reported its highest single-day increase in cases with 21,015. The second-highest increase occurred Jan. 7 with 19,816 cases. The third-highest increase was 19,530 cases on Jan. 8.
The highest single-day increase in new cases in Volusia County occurred Jan. 3 with 588 cases. The second-highest increase was Jan. 5 with 562 cases. Friday s 493 new cases was the third-highest single-day increase in the county.
The teacher s brown hair with loose curls and toothy grin greeted Duval County Public Schools students and colleagues for over two decades. She brought love, joy, and kindness to her students and classrooms, a statement from the school district said. She will be deeply missed by her school community.
Menendez-Holloway was born Nov. 16, 1969, and raised in Staten Island, New York. She moved to Jacksonville in 2000 and began teaching shortly after.
It s unclear exactly how she contracted COVID-19, her daughter said, adding that Menendez-Holloway was teaching in-person since the beginning of the school year, but that the family was taking the virus seriously.