Orlando, Florida. – The Florida Department of Health announced 2,795 new cases of coronavirus in the state as of Saturday. The new respiratory disease cases bring the state’s total to 698,682 since the epidemic was first discovered in Florida in March.

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On Saturday, the Florida Department of Health reported 107 new deaths.

The number of COVID-19 deaths in Florida now stands at 14,190, including the 168 non-residents who have died in the state.

Data from deaths related to COVID-19 is often delayed and new deaths may take up to two weeks to report, according to health officials.

According to th Healthcare Administration AgencyAs of Friday morning, there were a total of 2,115 hospitalized patients statewide with COVID-19.

The Health Department reported 170 new patients in the hospital on Saturday, bringing the total in the state to 43,469 people who had been in the hospital at some point during the past six months due to the virus.

The state’s overall positive rate for all tests stood at 13.35% on Friday. Health officials believe the daily rate should be less than 10% to reduce local precautions to help stop the spread of the virus. The World Health Organization is advising societies that they can reopen when they can keep their overall positivity rate at 5% or less.

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Here are three things to know for September 26th.

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• What happens in stage 3?: The third stage of reopening the country after the widespread and continuous closures of the Corona virus will be what many call the “new normal” and will include easing more restrictions. At the moment with the start of the second phase, we do not know when the third and final phase will start, but we do have some details about what it will look like as shown in the plan to reopen Governor Ron Desantes. Want to see what Stage 3 might look like? Click or tap here.
• Restaurant owners ‘response: Central Florida restaurant owners told News 6 they welcome Governor Ron DeSantis’ order to increase indoor capacity. Six months is long and ready to work, said Brad Plummer, owner of District Eatery, Tap, and Barrell. Plummer also said that the executive order is a step in the right direction. Hear what other restaurants have to say about Phase 3 by clicking or clicking here.
• Florida Moves to Stage 3: Governor Ron DeSantes announced Friday that Florida, effective immediately, is moving to the third and final stage of its plan to reopen. DeSantis sped out for restaurants, then hinting that he would soon raise capacity limits and on Friday, he made the move officially. It is also enacting a measure that prohibits local governments from setting a capacity cap with anything less than 50%. At the state level, there will be no capacity restrictions. For more information about Phase 3, click or click here.

Here’s a breakdown of the cases in the Central Florida counties.

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