Florida COVID update: Hospitalizations continue to decline; almost 13 million fully vaxed
There were 1,439 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida, continuing a trend of decreasing hospitalizations in the state, according to a Sunday report by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, which compiled data from 258 hospitals.
The total is 30 less than Saturday’s report, when 260 hospitals submitted data.
COVID-19 patients took up 2.55% of all inpatient beds in the latest report’s hospitals, compared to 2.56% in the previous day’s reporting hospitals.
Of the people hospitalized in Florida, 301 people were in intensive care unit beds, a decrease of 39. This is based on 264 hospitals that submitted data. That represents about 5.39% of the state’s ICU hospital beds, compared to 5.57% the previous day.
COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida
About 12,983,190 eligible people 12 and older in Florida — 60.4% of the state’s total population — have completed the two-dose series of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines or have completed Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As of Sunday, the CDC’s vaccination tracker does not yet include kids ages 5 to 11, a group that was recently authorized to receive kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC says this will be added in the coming days.
Vaccinations in South Florida and Manatee County
Here’s how many people 12 and older have been fully vaccinated in South Florida and Manatee County, according to the CDC. This data tracker does not yet include kids ages 5 to 11. The CDC says this will be added in the coming days.
▪ In Miami-Dade County, about 2,085,982 people, or 76.8% of the county’s total population, are fully vaccinated.
▪ In Broward County, about 1,255,762 people are fully vaccinated, or 64.3% of the county’s total population.
▪ In Palm Beach County, about 909,222 people are fully vaccinated, or 60.7% of the county’s population.
▪ In Monroe County, about 52,680 people are fully vaccinated, or 71% of the county’s population.
▪ In Manatee County, about 228,217 people are fully vaccinated, or 56.6% of the county’s population.
This story was originally published November 14, 2021 at 4:08 PM with the headline "Florida COVID update: Hospitalizations continue to decline; almost 13 million fully vaxed."
