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COVID-19 deaths in Brevard County similar to the highly contagious omicron variant of the virus have declined after peaking last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decline follows a continued decline in COVID-19 cases, according to knowledge released Friday through the Florida Department of Health.
According to provisional data from the CDC, there were 24 COVID-19-related deaths on the Space Coast from January 29 to February 5, nine fewer than last week. Brevard County since the beginning of the pandemic.
“I hope we’ll start to see this continue to decline quite dramatically over the next two weeks,” John Davis, director of network fitness nursing at the Florida-Brevard Department of Health, said at an emergency checkup. Assembly Friday.
But Davis also warned that the scenario had not yet returned to normal. “We still see deaths on a daily basis. This is one of the last indicators,” he said. to see a drop in cases. “
And while COVID-19-related hospitalizations have declined by 30 percent, according to Davis, broad care capacity remains limited.
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To the knowledge of the U. S. Department of Health and Services. In the U. S. , at the 4 Health First hospitals, the broad care capacity at Holmes Regional Medical Center is 13. 24. capacity at Cape Canaveral Hospital is 33. 33 as of Feb. 7.
The same knowledge showed that Parrish Medical Center had 33. 33 of its extensive care beds. While Rockledge Regional Medical Center had 29. 03% of its extensive care beds and Steward Regional Medical Center had 33. 33% of its extensive care beds for impatient patients.
Most hospitalized patients with COVID-19 are vaccinated, Davis said.
From February 4 to February 10, there were four 71. 9 cases corresponding to a population of 100,000 and a new case positivity of 16. 5% in Brevard County. This mark is minimal, 215. 6 fewer than last week, cases are still high enough to make Brevard County a superior transmission network.
According to CDC guidelines, a higher transmission network is one with more than a hundred instances consistent with 100,000 and a positive case rate greater than 10%. Currently, instances in Brevard County exceed this rate by more than 4 times.
However, the vaccination rate is stagnating. From Feb. 4-10, the vaccination rate was replaced and only 70% of Brevard County citizens got at least one dose of the vaccine.
Vaccination rates across the state have also mimicked Space Coast vaccination rates– there hasn’t been a buildup in vaccination rates. Only 74% of eligible Floridians had won at least one dose of a vaccine as of Feb. 10.
According to the FDOH, the eligible population in Florida, vaccination rates through the organization by age in the state are:
In Florida, 122,428 Floridians died of COVID-19 and 103,022 Floridians were tested for COVID-19 from Feb. 4 through Feb. 10.
Nationally, there have been 77,179,255 cases of COVID-19 and 910,373 COVID-19-like deaths since the beginning of the pandemic according to CDC data. And 68. 3% of Americans are fully vaccinated.
The following sites supported through the Brevard County Office of Emergency Management are available for COVID-19 testing.
Omni Healthcare’s established or new patients will also be tested at its Brevard County offices. To schedule an appointment electronically, patients can call their Omni doctor’s office.
Several other emergency care centers, personal doctors’ offices, and pharmacies will also offer COVID-19 verification, and some stores will promote home verification kits. In addition, the online page www. 211Brevard. org offers a list of sites that offer verification. Some of those sites require reservations, while others allow walk-in tours.
The Florida Department of Health administers COVID-19 vaccines at 3 sites.
Residents can also get vaccinated at Omni Healthcare’s offices, as well as at its walk-in vaccination clinic located in Suite 303 on the third floor of 13fourfour S. Apollo Blvd. in Melbourne, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. days of week Vaccines can also be obtained from nine a. m. m. until noon in Suite 2C at 13fourfour S. Apollo Blvd. complex
Walk-in visits are accepted. But appointments can be made by calling 321-802-5515 or emailing the request and adding a call and phone number to COVID@OMNIhealthcare. com.
COVID-19 vaccines are also available at pharmacies at local CVS stores, Publix, Sam’s Club, Walgreens, Walmart and Winn-Dixie, as well as at some emergency care centers and doctors’ offices. Check out the individual online page for dating situations. and the availability of vaccines.
Based on the maximum weekly allowance through OMNI Healthcare of the state of Florida, OMNI Healthcare will continue to administer sotrovimab monoclonal antibody treatment to patients.
Those interested in receiving the remedy can check if the source is available that week on the omnihealthcare. com site and on covid19testbrevard. com. However, due to national shortages, eligibility is limited to unvaccinated patients who meet CDC guidelines. The remedy will be administered at the omni offices at 1344 S. Apollo Blvd. Suite 303 in Melbourne from 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday and at 845 Century Medical Dr. Suite B in Titusville from 13:00 to 4 pm Monday to Friday.
Amira Sweilem is the knowledge reporter for FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Sweilem at 386-406-5648 or asweilem@floridatoday. com.
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