Florida coronavirus cases surge past 10,000 as death toll climbs

Florida coronavirus cases surge past 10,000 as death toll climbs

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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR ARE ARE GOING TO NEED THEM. BOB: WE FIRST TALKED TO KIM PATERSON ON MONDAY, WHO COULDN’T GET IN TO THE STATE’S CONNECT WEBSITE, THE ONLY PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, AND NO ONE ANSWERED THE PHONE WHEN SH CALLED FOR HELP. I CHECKED BACK WITH HER TODAY. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. >> I GOT MY LAST PAYCHECK TODAY, SO IF I DON’T GET SET UP IN THE NEXT WEEK FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, I’M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUY FOOD. BOB: THE VAST MAJORITY OF FLORIDIANS WHO ARE NOW OUT OF WORK ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, THE GOVERNOR ORDERE THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, WHICH RUNS THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO FILL OUT PAPER APPLICATIONS. STATE SENATOR LINDA STEWART TELLS ME SHE PLANS TO HAVE THOSE PAPER APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT HER OFFICE ON BUMBY IN ORLANDO. THEY WILL BE IN A FOLDER OUTSIDE MY DOOR, AND THAT TO ME, WE ARE GOI TO OLD-FASHIONED PAPER, BUT SOMETIMES THAT WORKS THE BEST. BLAYOB: SHE SPOKE TO SOMEONE WHO SAID THEY WILL BE HELPING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN BLOCKED OUT FOR WEEKS. TODAY WE WEN TO A CALL CENTER. NO ONE WOULD TALK TO US, BUT I SAW PEOPLE COMING IN FOR BUSINESS — TRAINING. THIS IS PA OF TRYING TO BE EF UP STAFF. THIS IS THE MOST INSULTING THING I

Florida coronavirus cases surge past 10,000 as death toll climbs

Florida now has more than 10,000 cases of coronavirus and 170 people in the state have died after contracting the virus.As of Friday evening, 10,268 people in Florida have tested positive for the virus, including 9,284 residents. More than 1,300 people were hospitalized. Central Florida casesOrange County: 602 casesOsceola County: 201 casesSeminole County: 163 casesVolusia County: 125 casesLake County: 88 casesBrevard County: 62 casesSumter County: 68 casesPolk County: 91 casesMarion County: 38 casesFlagler County: 28 casesAlachua County: 108 casesThere have been seven deaths reported in Orange County, four in Osceola County, three in Sumter County, two in Lake County, one in Flagler County, and one in Volusia County.Coronavirus map of Florida>>> More Florida-related coronavirus news>>> Coronavirus national headlines

ORLANDO, Fla. —

Florida now has more than 10,000 cases of coronavirus and 170 people in the state have died after contracting the virus.

As of Friday evening, 10,268 people in Florida have tested positive for the virus, including 9,284 residents. More than 1,300 people were hospitalized.

Central Florida cases

• Orange County: 602 cases
• Osceola County: 201 cases
• Seminole County: 163 cases
• Volusia County: 125 cases
• Lake County: 88 cases
• Brevard County: 62 cases
• Sumter County: 68 cases
• Polk County: 91 cases
• Marion County: 38 cases
• Flagler County: 28 cases
• Alachua County: 108 cases

There have been seven deaths reported in Orange County, four in Osceola County, three in Sumter County, two in Lake County, one in Flagler County, and one in Volusia County.

Coronavirus map of Florida

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