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The state health department said seven more Floridians and two additional non-residents have died due to COVID-19. Over the past two weeks, daily reported COVID deaths across the state have ranged between 22 and 98, and the week-to-week reported deaths have been on a slow decline since January.
Just five new coronavirus deaths in Florida were reported Sept. 28.
Florida also saw 5,520 new cases of COVID-19, with a daily positivity rate of 7.65%. Palm Beach County reported 350 new cases and 6.36% positivity. No new deaths were reported in the county.
The state continues to lead the country in the number of U.K. variants of the coronavirus, with 3,510 cases identified, as well as 126 Brazil variant cases and 27 cases with the variant first identified in South Africa.
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