As of Sunday evening, the Florida Department of Health reports there are 12,350 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. The death toll is now at 221. Compared to the last time an update was released hours earlier at 11 a.m., there are 199 more cases and three more deaths. Thus far, 116,898 coronavirus tests have been administered statewide, about 10.6% of which were positive. The Florida DOH numbers do not show how many people have recovered from the virus. Department officials have declined to release that information after several requests from News 6. Orange County health officer Dr. Raul Pino said coronavirus patients must test negative twice in 24 hours before leaving isolation. As of Sunday evening, here’s a county-by-county breakdown in Central Florida: Brevard 79 22 0 Flagler 31 5 1 Orange 713 89 8 Osceola 229 58 4 Seminole 191 42 1 Sumter 75 25 3 Volusia 151 34 2 According to FDOH data, Miami-Dade County tops the state with 4,146 cases followed by Broward County with 1,886, next is Palm Beach County with 1,000 patients followed by Orange County’s 713. On Saturday, Volusia County officials announced the county beaches could be used for exercise and other activities during the pandemic. Officials in Volusia County said Saturday that the beaches remain “closed,” however, “in an effort to provide an outlet for physical exercise, Volusia County has issued the Fifth Directive of Emergency Measures relaxing the prohibition of certain exercise-related activities on the beach.” According to a news release, beach areas are closed to all activities except walking, jogging, biking, fishing, surfing and swimming. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic , subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter or go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus .
