#Florida surpasses New York’s coronavirus tally, records another 78 deaths

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A sign informs customers at the Edison Hotel restaurant about wearing a mask along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 9,300 new coronavirus cases were reported in Florida on Sunday, accompanied by an additional 78 new deaths.

As of Sunday, Florida had 423,855 coronavirus cases, an additional 9,344 cases from the previous day, and 5,972 total deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health. Over the weekend, Florida surpassed New York State in having the second-highest caseload in the US, trailing only California.

The number of new cases was lower than other days last week, but caseloads released on Sundays tend to be smaller because of the lack of workers entering data or in labs testing samples.

The statewide median age of coronavirus patients in Florida was 40, the health department said.

Almost 3.4 million Floridians have been tested for the virus. The new cases tested over the weekend had a positive rate of 11%, according to the Department of Health.

New deaths were reported in Alachua, Broward, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Martin, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, St. Lucie, Volusia and Walton counties.

The state health department recorded 781 COVID-19 deaths over the past week for an average of 126 deaths per day on Sunday, down slightly from Saturday’s weekly average of 127 deaths per day.

Florida had 8,951 coronavirus-related hospitalizations as of Sunday.