Florida COVID-19 Hospitalizations Top 7,600

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – With the omicron variant continuing to origin a spike successful cases, the fig of Florida infirmary inpatients with COVID-19 has topped 7,600.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released information Wednesday that showed 7,647 Florida inpatients had COVID-19, up from 6,914 connected Tuesday.

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Wednesday’s full besides was astir treble the 3,836 inpatients from a week earlier.

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The information Wednesday besides showed that 843 Florida COVID-19 patients were successful intensive-care units, up from 443 a week earlier.

While the hospitalization numbers person steadily accrued arsenic the omicron variant has spread, they stay beneath totals during the summertime erstwhile the delta variant of the coronavirus deed the state.

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