6 more deaths in state, but none in local counties overnight as case totals continue to spike

Samples are tested for respiratory viruses during a visit by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to the pathology labs at Leeds General Infirmary on March 12. (Photo by Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Samples are tested for respiratory viruses during a visit by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to the pathology labs at Leeds General Infirmary on March 12. (Photo by Danny Lawson – WPA Pool/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Duval County’s coronavirus case total jumped by nearly three dozen cases overnight, nearing 200.

But no new deaths were reported in Northeast Florida counties. Six more COVID-19-related deaths were reported across the state, bringing Florida’s total to 77.

Jacksonville has seen four deaths connected to the novel coronavirus, and Clay County has reported five. There have been two deaths reported so far in St. Johns County.

The number of coronavirus cases in Florida has risen to 6,338, according to preliminary data released Tuesday morning by the Florida Department of Health. The number of cases reported continues to shift as testing results come back.

Of the statewide cases, 446 are now in Northeast Florida, including: 198 in Duval County (up from 163), 85 in Alachua County (up from 80), 73 in St.