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Manatee County resident among the 73 new COVID-19 deaths confirmed in Florida
Bradenton Herald - 8/3/2020
Aug. 3--MANATEE -- A Manatee County resident is among the 73 new deaths from COVID-19 confirmed by the Florida Department of Health on Monday.
In Manatee County, 187 residents have died from the respiratory disease since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Statewide, the official death toll now stands at 7,157. There have also been another 122 non-residents who have died from the disease.
The state health department on Monday also reported 92 new cases of people in Manatee County who have tested positive for COVID. Statewide, 4,752 tested positive.
State-run testing sites were shut down before the weekend because of the threat of Hurricane Isiais. Testing sites, including the location at the Home Depot in Bradenton, have since reopened.
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