The latest surge has led to an increase in hospitalizations of pregnant woman with the virus. Now, health officials are calling on pregnant women to get vaccinated.
Central Florida's largest hospital chain is moving into the"red zone" due to a surge in coronavirus cases caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant.
"We are approaching an all-time high, in terms of our inpatient, number of COVID-19 cases, which is a stretch in our capacity," AdventHealth Chief Medical Officer Dr. Victor Herrera said at a Monday news briefing. More than 90 percent of the COVID-19 patients intubated in Central Florida's largest hospital system are unvaccinated. People wait in line to get Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination center in South Beach, Florida, on May 9.The hospital had been"green" since mid-February as vaccinations increased, but now that vaccines have begun to lag and the Delta variant overtakes the U.S.
On Monday, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said the county is seeing roughly 1,000 new daily cases. The 14-day rolling positivity rate is now more than three times what it was a month ago and this weekend alone, increased from 14 percent on Friday to 20 percent on Sunday.
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