• Currently, 43 hospitals in Florida have zero beds available in the intensive care unit, including five hospitals in Orange and Osceola counties.
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• Florida is now the epicenter of COVID-19 in the U.S. The progression of COVID-19 is predictable: Case counts go up, hospital admissions rise, and then ICU admissions increase. And finally, the death toll rises. We need to hear from doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, environmental staff and administrators about what’s happening on the front lines of the war against COVID-19. Now more than ever, your stories are vital. Are there enough beds and ventilators? Are there staffing shortages? Can the health care system handle the current influx of patients, or will the death toll increase from the scarcity of resources? Take our survey and tell us your story. We won’t use your name without your express permission. You can also choose …
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• Florida recorded another record-setting day of COVID-19 cases, as Miami-Dade plans to shut down beaches for July 4th.
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• Florida has again set a new record for positive COVID-19 cases: Nearly 5,500 positive cases Tuesday alone.
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• AdventHealth and Orlando Health, the two largest hospital chains in Central Florida, lost a combined $837.3 million in the first quarter of 2020, with the losses so far coming from losing money in the stock market.
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• Fire departments and governments are finding new ways to sterilize and reuse N95 masks to stretch supplies.
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• An influential COVID-19 projection now says Florida may have passed its peak of COVID-19 cases, in part because the state’s stay-at-home order is working better than expected.
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