On Saturday, there were a record-setting 21,683 new COVID-19 cases in the state<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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MONDAY, Aug. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Florida reached another grim milestone on Sunday when it broke a previous record for COVID-19 hospitalizations that was set before vaccines were available.<\/p>\n
The new hospitalization record came a day after the state recorded the most new daily COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, the Associated Press<\/em> reported. As of Sunday, Florida had 10,207 hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The previous record was 10,170 on July 23, 2020, more than six months before vaccinations started becoming widely available, Florida Hospital Association<\/a> figures show.<\/p>\n Florida now has the most per-capita hospitalizations for COVID-19 in the United States, putting a heavy strain on hospitals, the AP<\/em> reported. On Saturday, there were a record-setting 21,683 new COVID-19 cases in the state. Florida averaged 1,525 adult hospitalizations and 35 daily pediatric hospitalizations a day in the past week.<\/p>\n Memorial Health Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood had seven patients with COVID-19. At Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, there were 17 patients with COVID-19 on Friday, including six in the intensive care unit and one who needed a ventilator, Marcos Mestre, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer, told the Miami Herald<\/em>. About half of the patients were younger than 12 years, Mestre said, and the rest were older and eligible for the vaccine. But none of the patients with COVID-19 at Nicklaus Children’s on Friday were vaccinated. Most children who get COVID-19 do not need hospitalization, Mestre added.<\/p>\n