Florida

RISING NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE >> THE GOVERNOR IS EMPHASIZING MOST OF THOSE ARE ASYMPTOMATIC AND DIDN'T HAVE TO B HOSPITALIZED. 25 TO 34-YEAR-OLDS MAKE UP THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF REPORTED POSITIVE CASES. THEY TEND TO HAVE A LOWER RISK OF SEVERE SYMPTOMS BUT ALSO IT BROUGHT THE FIRST DEATH OF A CHILD A 17-YEAR-OLD.…

according to model projections by the PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.Southern officials in particular are speaking out with increasing alarm about the large number of cases turning up in young adults.At least 100 cases were linked on Friday to employees and customers of bars in the Tigerland nightlife district near the Louisiana State University…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With new cases skyrocketing and hospitalizations increasing, Florida hospitals are confronting a scary new trend: people entering hospitals without the symptoms of coronavirus they were showing a few months ago. The fever check, a basic tool for screening for coronavirus, likely is not much value anymore, as the number of asymptomatic…

Coronavirus cases are spiking nationwide, and experts say Florida could be the next epicenter in the pandemic.That warning comes via Wednesday's projections from a model by scientists at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.Florida was one of 10 states that saw a record number of new COVID-19 cases this week.According to the…

Miami Herald shows the rise in positive cases cannot be explained by increased testing alone. ProPublica, a nonprofit news organization, has said the number of positive cases per 100,000 tests in Florida has been on the rise.Over the past week, Florida has averaged about 35 deaths, holding close to the weekly averages from mid-May.Is Florida’s…