Florida releases 2 days of COVID-19 numbers, adding 17,344 cases and 109 deaths

MIAMI — Florida’s Department of Health released two days’ worth of figures on Friday, confirming 17,344 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s known total to 979,020. Also, 109 new resident deaths were announced, bringing the resident toll to 18,363. Five new non-resident deaths were also announced, bringing the non-resident toll to 233, according to Florida’s COVID-19 Data and …