Florida reports 140 COVID-19 deaths

The deaths accounted for 23 percent of those reported nationally for Aug. 3.

By The News Service of Florida
| 11:43 a.m. August 5, 2021

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Florida reported 140 new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, Aug 3, nearly 23 percent of the deaths reported nationally, according to federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data updated Wednesday. A News Service of Florida review of the data shows that Florida’s reported death toll Tuesday outpaced any other state, with Louisiana and Texas reporting 59 deaths and 52 deaths, respectively. Florida also reported 148 deaths on July 22 and 190 deaths on June 7, which made the state responsible for about 38 percent of the deaths reported nationally for those days.