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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Jul 20, 2020, 01:24 PM Jul 2020

Some ICUs in Florida have run out of beds

At least 45 hospitals in Florida had no available beds in intensive care units as of Sunday afternoon as the state has emerged as the new epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the state's Agency for Health Care Administration. Nine of those facilities are located in hard-hit Miami-Dade County and another five are in neighboring Broward County.

Of the 6,252 total ICU beds in the state, 5,035 are filled, meaning only about 19% of ICU beds are free statewide. Several of Florida's smaller counties — including Nassau, Okeechobee and Putnam — have no available ICU beds, while a number of larger counties, including Seminole and St. Lucie, have under 5% of their beds available.

The number of new coronavirus cases in Florida topped 10,000 for the fifth day in a row, with 12,523 reported on Sunday. There are nearly 21,000 people hospitalized throughout the state, according to the Florida Department of Health.

Miami-Dade, the largest county by population, has about 23% of ICU beds available, while neighboring Broward, the second-largest county by population, has about 11%.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/some-icus-in-florida-have-run-out-of-beds/ar-BB16WcTu?li=BBnb7Kz

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Some ICUs in Florida have run out of beds (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP
Just wait until school opens. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #1
Maybe Trump can hold his convention at Mar-a-Lago 33taw Jul 2020 #2
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