Coronavirus in Treasure Coast: What you need to know Friday, June 5 – TCPalm

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Eighty-two new cases of COVID-19 were announced on the Treasure Coast, the largest single-day increase since the pandemic began, according to the Florida Department of Health Friday.

Three new deaths were announced, bringing the death toll on the Treasure Coast to 54.

Florida started its Phase 1 reopening 19 days ago, on May 18.

The total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on the Treasure Coast is now 1,525.

Martin County saw the largest increase Friday, 46 new cases, bringing the total number of cases to 810. Two new deaths also were announced in the county, bringing the death toll to 12.

St. Lucie County has 561confirmed casesand 31 deaths. The number of cases increased by 26since Thursday.

Indian River County has 154cases, an increase of 10 cases since Thursday. One new death was announced Friday, bringing the death toll to 11.

Health officials have saidthe virus is not necessarily the cause of death, but they record people who at some pointtestpositive for the virus and later die.

Here's a breakdown of the latest numbers:

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