Florida reports 9,085 new COVID-19 cases as state prepares for vaccine

Shortly after the world learned of the existence of a coronavirus vaccine that was over 90% effective, Floridians learned that AdventHealth would be the first hospital to receive the revolutionary vaccination.

AdventHealth Orlando will be one of the first hospitals in Florida to receive doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is approved, according to a spokesperson for the health care provider.

“AdventHealth was operated by the state of Florida as one of the first sites to store and administer the new COVID-19 vaccine – or vaccines – as they go live. Many details will be worked out in the weeks and months to come, and we remain committed to being a national leader in coronavirus treatment and research, and a trusted resource for our community.

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AdventHealth Orlando will be one of the first five hospitals to receive an approved vaccine against COVID-19, according to a report by South Florida Sun Sentinel. The newspaper said Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Tampa General Hospital and UF Health Jacksonville were also on the list.

Hospitals will play a key role in distributing the vaccine as it becomes available, according to plans by the Florida Department of Health and the CDC.

The governor also released a video statement on Thursday indicating that preparations are already underway for when the vaccine will be available. He expects the vaccines to be administered “relatively soon” but also said Floridians will not be forced to be cleared.

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Below is information provided by the Florida Department of Health for Thursday, November 19.

Case

The Florida Department of Health reported 9,085 new cases on Thursday, bringing the state’s overall total to 914 333 case since March.

Death

The Florida Department of Health reported Thursday 81 of people have recently died from COVID-19. According to Thursday’s coronavirus report, a total of 18,030 deaths statewide have been linked to the coronavirus, a number that includes 220 deaths of non-residents in Florida.

Public health officials have consistently maintained that deaths from the virus are often late in reporting to FDOH, with some deaths going unreported for a month or more.

Hospitalizations

Currently there is 3 383 people with the virus hospitalized in Florida as of Thursday afternoon, according to the State Agency for Health Care Administration.

The Florida Department of Health has reported 228 recent hospitalizations.

[READ YESTERDAY’S REPORT: COVID-19 infections rise by 7,925 in Florida as effective vaccine nears completion]

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Below is a breakdown of the coronavirus numbers in the 10-county area of ​​Central Florida for November 19:

County	Total cases	New cases	Total number of hospitalizations	New hospitalizations	Total number of deaths	New deaths
Brevard	14 112	164	1143	8	418	2
Flagler	2484	18	183	2	41	0
Lake	9 872	57	792	9	243	0
Marion	12,061	109	1,139	6	372	1
Orange	53,384	522	1,731	11	619	6
Osceola	16 693	202	918	6	238	9
Polk	25,897	201	2,741	ten	656	-1
Seminole	11 887	101	791	4	261	2
Sumter	3 230	18	309	1	91	0
Volusia	14 681	118	1,043	4	351	1

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