A 67-year-old woman is the first Alachua County resident to die of COVID-19.

Alachua County reported its first COVID-19 death Tuesday.

The resident was a 67-year-old woman, said Paul Myers, administrator for the Department of Health in Alachua County.

According to data from the state health department, a 67-year-old female from Alachua County was officially diagnosed with the infection on April 18.

There have been 223 confirmed cases of the virus here since the outbreak began.

No other details were initially available.

This story will be updated.

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