At least 1,539 people in Florida have died from the new coronavirus, the state Department of Health reported Wednesday. That represents an increase of 68 over 24 hours.
South Florida leads the state in the number of people who have died from coronavirus-caused illness. Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties have had 866 deaths, 39 more than the day before.
Florida officials also reported Wednesday that number of coronavirus cases in the state has reached 38,002. The number of cases in the state is 533 greater than it was on Tuesday.
As testing has increased, the percentage of test results that have come back positive has declined, a metric Gov.