State’s daily coronavirus statistics show discrepancies

Some of the updated numbers are lower than yesterday’s.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 12:00 p.m. December 9, 2020

West Orange Times & Observer
News

The COVID-19 statistics reported by the health departments for the state of Florida and Orange County show discrepancies in the numbers reported for Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Residential deaths in Orange County were reported at 658 yesterday, Tuesday, Dec. 8, and today were reported at 642. On the state’s website, cumulative cases for the county were 62,041 yesterday and 60,291 today.

In addition, the numbers for the individual municipalities and communities in West Orange County were incorrect — all but Ocoee showed a lower number today than yesterday.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.