ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida's resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 16,834 with the addition of 45 more reported fatalities while the state added 4,651 more positive cases of COVID-19 for a total to date of 812,063.
The Monday report from the Florida Department of Health marked the second day with more than 4,000 new reported infections. Friday's reported 5,592 infections was the highest number since Sept. 1.
With a population of about 21.5 million, about one in 26 people in the state has now been infected. The infection figures are at one in 36 nationally and one in 167 worldwide.
