The number of Covid patients in Florida hospitals has risen to a new high, breaking records set during previous waves before vaccines were available. Health officials say 11,515 Florida residents are currently in the hospital. Many are younger and healthier than patients seen earlier in the pandemic.
On Saturday, Florida set a record for most new infections in a single day. a Ron DeSantis, who must be in an absolute panic that Charlie Crist now leads DeSantis in a head-to-head match up in the latest survey from St. Pete Polls, has continued his Trump-like denial of the crisis, opposing efforts to make vaccines or masks mandatory. Last week, one in three new cases in all of the U.S. were recorded in Florida or Texas.
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| COVID hotspots as of August 3, 2021 |
Hospital beds in Florida are quickly filling up. Some have already reached capacity, with patients placed in hallways, lobby waiting areas and makeshift overflow centers. "We have more Covid patients in our hospital with this surge than we did with the original surge," one hospital official in Tallahassee, Dr Dean Watson, told NBC News. "We have been living Covid for over a year and a half. The stress and the strain for all the providers and nursing staff is really getting to everyone."
The unvaccinated account now account for virtually all cases of sickness and death, say officials who are now referring to Covid as a "pandemic of the unvaccinated". Many other states and businesses across the U.S. are once again introducing rules to force people to wear masks in public places. Gov DeSantis, who is rumored to be considering a presidential run in 2024, has worked with state Republicans to block local governments and schools from requiring vaccinations or masks. Santis has even threatened to withhold funding for any Florida public school district that requires student to wear masks this fall.
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