Crews return to their ambulances, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla.
The number of people hospitalized in Florida because of COVID-19 is continuing at a record pace, according to the Florida Hospital Association.
The industry group said 10,389 people were hospitalized Monday for COVID-19 - the second day in a row that the number was over 10,000 and the highest daily total since the start of the pandemic.
During an interview with MSNBC, Mary Mayhew, the president and CEO of the association, called the increase “dramatic” and said the disease is “attacking a younger population and putting them in the hospital.” Mayhew said 50 percent of the people hospitalized are between ages 25 and 55. She also said 96 percent of people hospitalized were unvaccinated.
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