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Southwest Florida surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 deaths
More than 12% of the state's deaths have been in Southwest Florida.
More than 12% of the state's deaths have been in Southwest Florida.
The region is home to 9.8% of Florida cases, but 13% of its COVID-19 deaths.
The mortality rate is slightly higher than the state as a whole.
Lee County alone now has more than 10,000 cases.
Some rural counties have infection rates twice as high.
Hendry County, with population of just 40,000, cracked 1,000 cases.
From Manatee nursing homes to Immokalee migrant camps, the disease keeps spreading.
Region as a whole saw over 1,000 new cases Friday.
Southwest Florida continues to see cases swell.
But only a handful of new deaths were reported.
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