Disney World is reinstating its mask mandate while local hospitals put off elective procedures
Just days after Mayor Jerry Demings of Orange County, Florida, declared the Orlando area to benew Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations have soared to their highest levels throughout the entire pandemic, as officials implore residents to get vaccinated and wear masks.... [+]Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Imagesnew cases reported the day before in the county, which includes Orlando—the most yet in a single day.
On Thursday, officials with the largest health care system in central Florida, AdventHealth, said it had admitted around 1,000 patients with Covid, a new pandemic high.on Monday that AdventHealth had run out of ICU space and was postponing elective procedures to free up resources. Demings signed an executive order on Wednesday declaring a state of emergency, requiring masks inside of county facilities and mandating that all county employees be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30.90%. That's about how many of the AdventHealth patients hospitalized with Covid-19 are unvaccinated, hospital epidemiologist Dr. Vincent Hsu said.
, which is just below the 49.5% of the U.S. as a whole. Gov. Ron DeSantis has encouraged vaccinations, saying they are"saving lives," but he's not allowing any localities to enforce new restrictions, like public mask mandates. The Orlando area is home to some of the top tourist destinations in the U.S., including Walt Disney World, which is planning toFurther Reading
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