COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Southwest Florida. From May to June, cases more than doubled in Lee and Collier counties. “The CDC says COVID is not seasonal, but it is actually bi-seasonal,” said Dr. Mary Beth Sanders, epidemiology system medical director for Lee Health. “We see a surge in the winter and then another surge in the summer.” Dr. Sanders reported that Lee Health has had very few hospitalized or ICU patients. NCH released the following statement: NCH’s emergency department (ED) is seeing an increase in COVID-19 patients. While there have been a few severe cases requiring hospitalization, the majority are mild to moderate, and patients can recover safely at home. Sanders said she has noticed several COVID-19 positive patients coming into the hospital complaining of a sore throat. “A lot of people say, ‘Oh, I think it’s allergies,’ and they just have a little sore throat, but before you know it, they have more symptoms. So it’s good to be aware of symptoms of a sore throat, that it might not just be allergies or a runny nose,” Sanders said. PHNjcmlwdCBpZD0iaW5mb2dyYW1fMF9mMjA0YjM5Ny0xMzYyLTRmY2MtYjMwNy0zZGUyNzc3NWE1M2YiIHRpdGxlPSJTb3V0aHdlc3QgRmxvcmlkYSBDT1ZJRCBudW1iZXJzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZS5pbmZvZ3JhbS5jb20vanMvZGlzdC9lbWJlZC5qcz9uRXQiIHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+The latest statistics on COVID-19 cases in Florida can be found here.
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Southwest Florida, with cases more than doubling in Lee and Collier counties between May and June.
“The CDC says COVID isn’t seasonal, but it’s actually bi-seasonal,” said Dr. Mary Beth Sanders, medical director of epidemiology at Lee Health. “We see a surge in the winter and then we see another surge in the summer.”
Sanders reported that Lee Health has few hospitalized or ICU patients.
NCH released the following statement:
The NCH Emergency Department (ED) has seen an increase in the number of patients with COVID-19. While there have been a few severe cases requiring hospitalization, the majority of patients have mild to moderate COVID symptoms, allowing them to recover safely at home.
Dr. Sanders said he has noticed several COVID-19 positive patients coming into the hospital complaining of a sore throat.
“A lot of people say, ‘Oh, maybe it’s allergies,’ and they just have a little sore throat, and before you know it, they have more symptoms. So be mindful of symptoms of a sore throat, it might not just be allergies or a runny nose,” Sanders said.
Here are the latest statistics on COVID-19 cases in Florida. here.
