Miami-Dade has 2nd coronavirus death as Florida cases reach 3,000+

Dr. Jana Cua, left, is swabbed as she is tested for COVID-19 at the Doris Ison Health Center last week in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) (Lynne Sladky, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The Centers for Disease Control and Protection confirmed a second COVID-19 patient has died in Miami-Dade County, according to the Florida Department of Health’s Friday evening report.

The state’s dashboard lists Florida at 3,054 cases with Miami-Dade County rising from 744 cases on Friday morning to 849 cases by Friday evening. While Miami-Dade remains the county with the most cases, Broward County follows with 612 cases. Monroe County has 17 confirmed cases.

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State public health officials reported the number of patients the CDC confirmed to have died COVID-19 rose to 46. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is expected to continue climbing as testing increases in South Florida and across the state.

The United States has surpassed 100,000 confirmed cases — more than any other country in the world — and now has over 1,500 deaths from COVID-19.


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