Two Keys residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died, health official say

In the Florida Keys, two more people have died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a top health official said Wednesday night, increasing the death toll to eight.

The two residents had serious underlying conditions, said Bob Eadie, administrator of the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County.

On Wednesday, the Keys had 1,198 known cases and six deaths reported. Eadie said the medical examiner was still investigating the two additional deaths and had not announced the cause of death for either.

The Keys last reported a death related to COVID-19 on July 2. The first was reported on April 2.

This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published July 30, 2020 at 7:18 AM with the headline "Two Keys residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died, health official say."

Gwen Filosa

Miami Herald

Gwen Filosa covers Key West and the Lower Florida Keys for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald and lives in Key West. She was part of the staff at the New Orleans Times-Picayune that in 2005 won two Pulitzer Prizes for coverage of Hurricane Katrina. She graduated from Indiana University.