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Florida COVID-19 adult hospitalizations below 1,000 for first time since December -- but cases are up
Read full article: Florida COVID-19 adult hospitalizations below 1,000 for first time since December -- but cases are upIn the latest data report from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, there are 941 adults in Florida hospitals with COVID-19.
Mother says 12-year-old daughter was hospitalized for COVID with 105-degree fever
Read full article: Mother says 12-year-old daughter was hospitalized for COVID with 105-degree feverThe most recent data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the total COVID-19 pediatric hospitalizations in Florida reached a new high Friday.
COVID-19 hospitalizations down across Northeast Florida, but doctors warn risk remains
Read full article: COVID-19 hospitalizations down across Northeast Florida, but doctors warn risk remainsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As more people receive the COVID-19 vaccine, new cases and hospitalizations are down across the Northeast Florida area compared to the holiday season peak. It’s promising as the country works toward herd immunity, but doctors say the problems are far from over. That’s a dip from 259 a week ago and dramatically lower than the Jan. 12 peak of 566 coronavirus patients. This comes as more seniors and frontline medical workers are getting vaccine shots. He’s noticing fewer people are quarantining or getting tested after exposure and some with symptoms aren’t getting tested, which in turn means they don’t register as a confirmed infection.
Jacksonville hospitals prepared as they anticipate another wave of COVID-19 cases
Read full article: Jacksonville hospitals prepared as they anticipate another wave of COVID-19 casesJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two hundred eleven people in Duval County were in the hospital with the coronavirus as of Monday afternoon. In the last two weeks, that number has increased, and health officials are expecting it to go even higher. Area hospitals said they are watching the number of cases increase, though not as high as they were in July. Doctors told News4Jax they are expecting another wave of cases in Jacksonville, as well as across Florida. Dr. David Caro, disaster medical director at UF Health, said they are thinking ahead.
Curry: Hospitals ready to take action if rise in COVID-19 patients threatens capacity
Read full article: Curry: Hospitals ready to take action if rise in COVID-19 patients threatens capacityJACKSONVILLE, Fla. Duval County hospitals were reporting a total of 548 hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients, 113 of whom were in intensive care units, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said Tuesday. Local hospital CEOs have assured me if we experience a rise in COVID positive patients that threatens capacity, they are ready to take action and increase bed space and availability for patients, Curry said. So people need to be aware if they have an existing health issue, they need to take additional behavior and action to protect themselves. There were seven additional coronavirus-related deaths reported Tuesday in Northeast Florida. Clay County has now had 39 deaths from COVID-19.