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The number of Florida resident deaths this year linked to COVID-19 is nearing 3,000, according to data posted on the state Department of Health website.
The data Monday showed 2,972 reported deaths related to COVID-19, up from 2,740 in early June.
This year’s pace of deaths, however, is lower than during the past four years.
The pandemic hit the state in 2020.
That year, Florida had a reported 23,345 deaths, according to state data.
The number jumped to 39,867 in 2021, before declining to 21,292 in 2022 and 8,439 in 2023. T
his year, 262 of the reported deaths have been in Miami-Dade County, while 231 have been in Palm Beach County.
