Hospitalizations in Florida as of Oct. 22 dipped below what the state saw on the same day in 2020: 2,251 inpatients compared to 2,327. In the past two weeks, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has fallen 19 percent.
Florida reached its peak of hospitalizations on Aug. 23, 2021, at 17,121.
“While COVID-19 remains a concern, the summer delta surge in Florida is over,” Mary Mayhew, president and CEO of FHA, said in a news release.
Nationally, COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the decline, falling 10 percent in one week, according to the most recent CDC data.
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