Florida’s COVID hospitalizations now exceed 17,000 and take up 55% of ICU beds
Despite a lower number of hospitals reporting, Florida continued to set records in current COVID-19 hospitalizations and COVID patients in intensive care units, surpassing 17,000 and 3,600, respectively.
That’s according to data reported Wednesday morning by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services from 232 hospitals. Most of the past two weeks, the number of hospitals reporting has ranged from 250 to 258.
The 17,096 people hospitalized represents a 37.8% rise from the 12,408 reported on Aug. 5.
As for COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, that head count is up to 3,610, a 50% leap from the 2,406 reported on Aug. 5. The 3,610 represent 55% of the people in ICU beds in the reporting hospitals.
This story was originally published August 18, 2021 at 12:36 PM.
