WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The number of coronavirus deaths continue to grow in Palm Beach County.
There are 463 confirmed coronavirus cases in Palm Beach County, according to the latest numbers released Monday night by the Florida Department of Health.
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That includes 10 deaths and 52 hospitalizations as a result of the virus. On Sunday, there were seven confirmed deaths in Palm Beach County. The number went up to eight on Monday morning.
A total of 71 people throughout the state have died from the coronavirus -- up from 60 on Sunday -- and 5,489 residents have tested positive.
A total of 55,193 have been tested with 48,225 negative for a 9.8 percent rate.
In all, 755 people have been hospitalized in the state.
South Florida remains the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, with 3,301 confirmed cases total in Palm Beach County, Broward County (1,137) and Miami Dade County (1,701). That represents 58 percent of the cases in the state.
Also there are 27 cases in Martin County, 31 in St. Lucie County, 25 in Indian River County and none in Okeechobee County.
