ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health reported 72 more resident deaths linked to COVID-19 on Saturday, along with 11,682 new positive cases.
To date, 1,193,165 people have been infected statewide and 20,473 Florida residents have died. With 291 non-resident fatalities, including two new deaths posted Saturday, the combined toll is 20,764.
The state reported among the highest daily cases ever this week, with 13,148 posted Thursday and 13,000 posted Friday. Only at the height of the pandemic did numbers exceed those highs, when the state reported 13,965 on July 16 and the record 15,300 on July 12, during the summer spike.
