DrLove
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And the average age of those hospitalized and dead has dropped by at least a dozen years.
Too little too late Governor Ron. You are now the epicenter - Nice work
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Too little too late Governor Ron. You are now the epicenter - Nice work
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – During a telephone conference with city and state leaders Friday, leadership at UF Health Jacksonville reported a sobering statistic.
According to Dr. Leon Haley, CEO of UF Health Jacksonville, the hospital has seen a 1,000% increase in cases since June 18. He said the next few weeks are going to be rough.
As of Friday, 150 people are hospitalized at UF Health Jacksonville with COVID-19. At one point in June, there were only 12 cases in the hospital.
Now, the numbers are growing daily.
“The biggest challenge we have to all of that is there is no significant end in sight,” Haley said.
Northeast Florida has been hit hard. In Jacksonville, ZIP codes 32208, 32209 and 32218 on the Northside have reported the greatest number of recent cases.
As of Friday, the average age of someone with COVID-19 at UF Health was 52 years old. There were also more men than women with the virus.
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UF Health Jacksonville reports 1,000% surge in COVID cases in 5 weeks
During a telephone conference with city and state leaders Friday, leadership at UF Health Jacksonville reported a sobering statistic.
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UF Health Jacksonville reports record number of patients with COVID-19
There are two causes to the rapid increase of COVID-related hospitalizations at UF Health Jacksonville: The fast-spreading Delta variant and unvaccinated patients.
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âIt feels like a warâ: UF Health North nursing manager describes the fight against COVID-19
Nurses say nurses say this second COVID-19 wave may be the toughest battle yet.