Florida reports record-high COVID-19 deaths for the second day in a row — as the state prepares for a tropical storm

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• Florida reported 216 more deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, a new daily record.
• The previous record of 186 deaths was set on Tuesday.
• Nearly 6,500 people have now died of COVID-19 in Florida, with more than 451,000 infected.
• The death toll comes as the state is shuttering testing sites ahead of a tropical weather system.
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Florida broke its record for new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, the second time this week, a day before the state will be closing coronavirus testing sites due to a looming tropical storm.

The Florida Department of Health announced 216 new coronavirus deaths on July 29, bringing the total number of dead to 6,457. The previous daily record was 186 deaths, set the day before.

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