coronavirus update

Epidemiologist Dr. Ali Mokdad said he believes COVID-19 will move from a pandemic into an endemic phase as Omicron recedes. Still, he said, COVID-19 has not gone away and people still need to take precautions, getting vaccinated and, where necessary, using masks.

Over the past seven days, CDC data shows Florida accounted for 22% of all the new coronavirus cases in America.

Orange County is once again under a state of emergency as coronavirus cases surge. Florida reported 16,038 new cases Tuesday according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than 36,000 Floridians have died from the disease and 731 non-residents.

The seven-day average of new cases is slightly higher than during the previous week and 20% above two weeks ago.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Florida.

 <br><br>Just over 34,000 people -- residents and non-residents -- have died with COVID-19 in Florida.…

The state reported 102 additional deaths. So far, 32,449 Floridians have died.

<br>More than four million people have received at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine in Florida.And 2.2 million have been fully…

And 30,340 Florida residents have died with the coronavirus.