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The number of COVID-19 patients at all three of Southwest Florida s major hospital systems is rising more than a week after the end of Spring Break celebrations.
The Lee County-based Lee Health, the region s largest hospital operator, counted 93 COVID-positive patients on Thursday and 100 cases Wednesday. Two weeks ago, the total number was 55. Lee Health cases peaked in July when it counted more than 300 such patients on any given day.
NCH Healthcare System, which operates Collier County s largest hospitals, reported more than 40 such cases for the first time in about two weeks. The Naples-based Physicians Regional Health Care System, which operates two hospitals, reported that its daily averages have increased from about 20 in mid-March to more than 30 now.
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