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A 1-year-old girl is one of the latest victims identified in Surfside condo collapse; the confirmed death toll has risen to 95, officials say.

July 14, 2021, 1:09 AM CST / Updated July 14, 2021, 1:31 AM CST By Elisha Fieldstadt A 1-year-old girl was among the newest group of victims identified Tuesday in the partial collapse of a Miami Beach-area condo building, according to officials.

Aishani Gia Patel was recovered July 6, the Miami-Dade Police Department said in a news release.

The remains of her parents, Vishal Patel, 42, and Bhavna Patel, 38, were identified last week. Bhavna Patel was five months pregnant, relatives said.

Eighty-five victims recovered from the rubble of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, have been identified so far, officials said at their last scheduled daily news conference.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has been leading the twice-daily briefings with other officials since half the condo building was reduced to a compact pile in the early morning hours of June 24.

Most briefings included updates on the rising death toll. Another press conference will not be held unless there is substantial news to share, Levine Cava said Tuesday morning, when officials announced the confirmed death toll increased by one since the day before to 95.

She said Monday and reiterated Tuesday that victim identification is growing more challenging the deeper crews dig into the debris.