TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Recently updated data from the Florida Department of Health shows that another person has died in the state from the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus.
The most recent death marks the third in less than a month, as total cases continue to rise across the Gulf Coast region.
As of August 15, there were 17 confirmed cases of the disease in 12 Florida counties: Bay, Brevard, Broward, Hillsborough, Lee, Marion, Miami-Dade, Okaloosa, Palm Beach, Polk, Santa Rosa, and St. Johns…