83 New Coronavirus Deaths Reported In Florida

TALLAHASSEE, FL — The number of coronavirus deaths in Florida rose by 83 since Monday, one of the largest one-day increases in recent weeks.

The number of cases increased by 708 over the previous 24-hour-period in Florida for a total of 32,846 as of Tuesday — one day before Gov. Ron DeSantis said he plans to announce the initial phase of his plan to re-open the state.

Eighteen of Florida's 67 counties reported new deaths Tuesday. The number of people who died from the virus in Florida climbed to 1,171, up from 1,088 a day earlier.

Miami-Dade reported 22 deaths Tuesday. Palm Beach County reported 17 more deaths. Broward County reported five new deaths. Those three South Florida counties account for 60 percent of all of the state's confirmed cases of the virus.

Sarasota County, which opened county-operated beaches this week for essential activities, reported seven new deaths. Pinellas County reported six new deaths. Manatee County reported four new deaths. Lee County reported three more deaths as did Suwannee County.

Polk County reported two new deaths as did St. Lucie County. Columbia County reported its first two deaths from the virus.

Charlotte County reported one new death Tuesday as did Collier County, Duval County, Hillsborough County, Indian River County, Santa Rosa County and Sumter County.

Miami-Dade reported a total of 11,831 confirmed cases, more than any other county. Nearby Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, reported 4,847 cases. Palm Beach County, which includes West Palm Beach, reported 2,877 cases.

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Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, reported 1,080 cases as of Tuesday. Orange County, which includes Orlando, reported 1,363 cases.

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In an attempt to provide as much information to our readers as possible, Patch is publishing a county-by-county breakdown of the coronavirus cases in Florida's 67 counties, along with the median age of patients, the number of hospital cases by county and the number of deaths.

Patch had been updating this chart twice each day based on data provided by the Florida Department of Health. Health officials on April 25 announced they would provide only one update per day so Patch is adjusting our coverage accordingly. The counties that reported new deaths on Tuesday are shown in bold.

Here is the most recent data: