Coronavirus

Florida Reports 202 New COVID-19 Deaths On Wednesday

WUFT | By Associated Press

Published September 10, 2020 at 9:12 AM EDT

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This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). (Photo provided by the CDC / Alissa Eckert, MS, Dan Higgins, MAMS)

FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida reported 202 new COVID-19 deaths, which is the highest daily increase in about three weeks.

But the numbers released Wednesday morning reflect a lag time in the reporting of deaths over several days and follows the three-day Labor Day weekend.

The new update brings the average daily reported deaths over the past week to 88. That figure has generally been on a downward trend over the past month, since a high seven-day average of 185 on Aug. 5. The overall deaths in Florida stand at 12,269.

The number of people being treated for the coronavirus in hospitals continues to follow a downward trend.