The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is hitting a record. According to the COVID Tracking Project, more than 73,000 people are currently in hospital beds nationwide.
Health officials in Florida are closely monitoring the situation in the Sunshine State, where numbers are still far below the record hospitalization totals from the summer. However, medical officials warn this resurgence will get worse without a renewed focus on social distancing, wearing face coverings, and hand washing. The latest numbers from the state Monday night show 3,243 people are hospitalized with COVID-19. That’s a 31% increase from just two weeks ago, and up about 58% from last month.
“It is not yet at the level it was back in July and August; at that point, the state had nearly 10,000 patients who were admitted to the hospital with a primary diagnosis of COVID,” said Justin Senior, CEO of Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida.