Lee Health reports increase in COVID-19 delta variant cases
Published: July 13, 2021 4:32 PM EDT
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Hospitals are seeing a worrying increase in patients with COVID-19. Lee Health has seen the number nearly triple in recent weeks, and they blame the delta variant for the rise.
One study finds the risk of ending up in the hospital is about double for people infected with the variant, but even if you stay out of the hospital – and even if you’re fully vaccinated – there’s still some risk.
“We were down to about 27 to 30 a day. Now, we’re seeing somewhere between 65 and 70 to 75 a day. So almost triple what we were seeing before,” said Dr. Stephanie Stovall, interim chief quality and safety officer with Lee Health.