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The number of Florida resident deaths this year linked to COVID-19 continues to increase, though the total will be significantly lower than in past years. Data posted on the Florida Department of Health website Tuesday showed that 5,768 resident deaths had been tied to COVID-19 this year. As a comparison, 5,484 deaths had been reported as of the first week of November. But this year’s pace of deaths is lower than during the past four years. The pandemic hit the state in 2020. That year, Florida had a reported 23,349 deaths, according to state data. The number jumped to 39,870 in 2021, before declining to 21,307 in 2022 and 8,442 in 2023. The largest number of deaths this year, 512, has been reported in Miami-Dade County, followed by 437 in Palm Beach County and 351 in Pinellas County.
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