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COVID-19: Officials say Ocala has plenty of hospital beds despite surge
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Marion County, officials said Friday that residents should not fear that area hospitals will run out of beds anytime in the immediate future.
The news comes despite a map produced by the New York Times this week that shows Marion County has been nearing overall hospital capacity in recent days during the pandemic, which has sickened 14 million people nationwide and 1 million in Florida.
More than 97% of all beds at the three main Marion County hospitals, as well as 95% of all ICU beds, were occupied Friday morning. But at least 88% of those patients were hospitalized for ailments other than COVID-19, according to data.