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Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Volusia County and statewide are again beginning to climb, according to state data.
In Volusia County, the number of hospitalizations has spiked sharply. The increase comes weeks after hundreds of thousands of bikers descended on Daytona Beach and the surrounding area during the 10-day Bike Week that ended in mid-March. Among those who attended Bike Week: a maskless Gov. Ron DeSantis, who drank a beer with Bikers on the last Friday of the event.
Few people wore masks during the event, and despite efforts to limit congestion inside businesses on Main Street, bikers partied in crowded quarters. Two weeks after that event, the area saw a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.
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Since last week, Volusia County added 14 more COVID-19 variant cases and Flagler County added four, according to local health departments.
The new cases in Flagler County include four new cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, which originated in the U.K., according to the Florida Department of Health - Flagler.
In Volusia County, the new cases included eight B.1.1.7 cases, three cases of the P.1 variant and one new case of both the B.1.429 and B.1.427 variants, which both originated in California, according to the Florida Department of Health - Volusia.
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