As of May 18, 2021, Brevard County has lost 881 people to the coronavirus
As of May 18, 2021, a total of 2,402 residents have been hospitalized since the pandemic began
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Nurses who care for struggling COVID-19 patients at Holmes Regional Medical Center have a message and a warning for Space Coast teenagers, young adults and middle-aged residents.
Get vaccinated.
“For the younger crowd that we’re getting upstairs right now, a lot of them are very regretful,” said Megan Bowes, respiratory unit nursing manager, referring to the Health First hospital s intensive-care units.