Nearly half of Florida's ICUs are at least 90% full
Source: Fort Myers News-Press
Nearly half of Florida's intensive-care units are at least 90% full, and more than 1 in 5 are completely full, according to state data.
Hospitals are increasingly strained under COVID-19. Hospitalizations have jumped more than 13% just since July 1 across the state. More than 17,100 Floridians have been hospitalized for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
A total of 95 hospital ICUs were at least 90% full Thursday, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. That's nearly half the 207 ICUs that the agency is tracking. At least 45 hospital ICUs were at capacity, and 46 others had only one bed available in the units.
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At least 4,111 people in Florida have died from the virus, according to the state -- a figure that would have made it the ninth leading cause of death in Florida last year, according to Florida Department of Health statistics. Florida set a one-day record Thursday with 120 deaths. The previous high, 83, was in late April.
Read more: https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2020/07/09/coronavirus-florida-icus-near-capacity-half-states-hospitals/5398007002/
Here is DeSantis bragging about his response to COVID-19 compared to other states like New York:
Link to tweet
It seems like only a month ago DeSantis was on CNN complaining that the media won't give Florida credit for COVID-19 success because it 'challenges their narrative.'
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