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Florida surpasses 50K COVID deaths after battling delta wave

By ABC News
| September 17, 2021

MIAMI -- Florida surpassed 50,000 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began, health officials reported Thursday, with more than one fourth of those succumbing this summer as the state battled a fierce surge in infections fueled by the delta variant.

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