With a surge in COVID cases with Delta variants in Leon County, more children are being hospitalized with the virus than ever before.
On Tuesday, the number of COVID-positive children at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare rose from four to eight, with three of them falling into the “seriously ill” category, meaning they need intensive care, according to a TMH snapshot.
That surge has brought the total number of children 17 or younger hospitalized with COVID-19 to over 70 since the pandemic began.
Additionally, TMH had two COVID-related deaths and admitted 14 new COVID patients on Monday.
Almost 70 COVID patients have died since the first day of August – the highest number the hospital has ever seen. January held the previous monthly record with 43 deaths.
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The total number of COVID patients in Tallahassee hospitals is 24, split between 141 at TMH – of which 46 are “seriously ill” and mostly unvaccinated – and 100 at the Capital Regional Medical Center.
All of Capital Regional’s COVID patients are adults, spokeswoman Rachel Stiles said.
Nationwide view
Florida reported 151,760 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, up from 150,740 the week before of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Florida ranked second among the states where the coronavirus spread fastest per person, according to an analysis by the USA TODAY Network of data from Johns Hopkins University. Last week, coronavirus cases in the United States rose 5.4% from the previous week, with 1,086,936 cases reported. With 6.45% of the country’s population, Florida had 13.96% of the country’s cases last week. Across the country, 39 states had more cases in the past week than the week before.
- Leon County reported 1,800 cases in the past week. A week earlier, it had reported 1,787 cases. 44,354 cases have been reported throughout the pandemic.
- Gadsden County reported 301 cases in the past week. A week earlier, it had reported 305 cases. 7,659 cases were reported during the pandemic.
- Wakulla County reported 342 cases in the past week. A week earlier, it had reported 330 cases. 5,277 cases have been reported throughout the pandemic.
- Jefferson County reported 139 cases last week. A week earlier, it had reported 129 cases. 2,117 cases were reported during the pandemic.
- Franklin County reported 126 cases in the past week. A week earlier, 89 cases had been reported. 1,953 cases were reported during the pandemic.
- Jackson County reported 379 cases in the past week. A week earlier, it had reported 408 cases. 8,834 cases were reported throughout the pandemic.
Florida no longer publishes county-level death dates.
Florida had the worst weekly outbreaks per person in Taylor County, with 1,915 cases per 100,000 per week; Hardee County at 1,611; and Suwannee County at 1,299. The Centers for Disease Control say a high rate of transmission in the community starts at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Most of the total new cases were Miami-Dade County with 16,621 cases; Hillsborough County with 11,887 cases; and Broward County at 11,655. The weekly number of cases has increased in 46 districts compared to the previous week. The worst increases from the previous week’s pace were in Lee, Escambia and Hillsborough counties.
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Florida ranks 19th among states for the proportion of people who receive at least one vaccination, with 63.6% of residents being at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is 61.6%, according to an analysis of USA TODAY’s CDC data. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are most commonly used in the United States, require two doses given a few weeks apart.
In the week that ended Sunday, Florida reported that an additional 499,983 vaccine doses were administered, including 210,202 first doses. In the previous week, the state administered 642,282 vaccine doses, including 306,035 initial doses. In total, Florida reported that it delivered 24,748,548 total doses.
Across Florida, cases fell in 21 counties, with the best declines in Miami-Dade County with 16,621 cases from 20,033 a week earlier; Broward County with 11,655 cases out of 13,536; and in Palm Beach County with 8,608 cases out of 9,294.
In Florida, 1,727 people were reported dead from COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the previous week, 1,486 people were reported dead.
A total of 3,223,249 people in Florida have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 43,979 people have died from the disease, data from Johns Hopkins University shows. In the United States, 38,796,746 people tested positive and 637,531 people have died.
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USA TODAY analyzed the federal hospital data on Sunday, August 29th.
Probably State-Admitted COVID Patients:
- Last week: 16.103
- The week before: 17,838
- Four weeks ago: 13,377
Likely COVID Patients Admitted to the Nation:
- Last week: 130,817
- The week before: 126,409
- Four weeks ago: 83,804
The USA TODAY Network publishes localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated using data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have any questions about the dates or history, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
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