UF Health Jacksonville reports 1,000% surge in COVID cases in 5 weeks
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UF Health Jacksonville reports 1,000% surge in COVID cases in 5 weeks
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – During a telephone conference with city and state leaders Friday, leadership at UF Health Jacksonville reported a sobering statistic.
According to Dr. Leon Haley, CEO of UF Health Jacksonville, the hospital has seen a 1,000% increase in cases since June 18. He said the next few weeks are going to be rough.
As of Friday, 150 people are hospitalized at UF Health Jacksonville with COVID-19. At one point in June, there were only 12 cases in the hospital.
Now, the numbers are growing daily.