The is worst than I expected; already 60% of the beds in Florida are NOT available. God help us. Yet our President in his infinite wisdom made a deal to let 2 cruise ships enter with sick people needing treatment!
Coronavirus update: Florida cases surpass 10,200 as hospitalizations continue to grow
Positive COVID-19 cases growing by 1,000 almost daily; death toll reaches 170
For the past week, Florida coronavirus cases have grown daily by nearly a thousand cases and on Friday positive test results catapulted Florida’s total over 10,000, the latest data from the Florida Department of Health shows.
By Friday at 6 p.m., COVID-19 cases had reached 10,268, an increase of more than 680 new cases since numbers were released earlier in the day. The state is also reporting additional deaths due to the virus, bringing the new death toll to 170 across the state, including in several Central Florida counties.
Since March 29, Florida has seen an increase of cases every day by more than 850 and on Wednesday and Thursday a surge of more than 2,000 between two days.
The Florida DOH numbers do not show how many people have recovered from the virus. Department officials have declined to release that information after several requests from WKMG. Orange County health officer Dr. Raul Pino said coronavirus patients must test negative twice in 24 hours before leaving isolation.
Nearly 60% of Florida’s available hospital beds are unavailable, according to a new database from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, which is tracking available resources amid the pandemic.