TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — The Florida Hospital Association, the state’s leading voice for hospitals and health systems, provided the following update Saturday on COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state.
Statewide data is derived from the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Total Confirmed New Cases:
Saturday 8/21: 18,046
Sunday 8/22: 14,621
August 23, 2021 Total Confirmed Hospitalizations: 16,827
ℹ Florida COVID-19 Update for August 23, 2021
🚨 Total Confirmed New Cases:
Saturday 8/21: 18,046
Sunday 8/22: 14,621 pic.twitter.com/0fXs7w3vSQ— Florida Hospital Association (@FLHospitalAssn) August 23, 2021
Two juvenile coronavirus patients at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare have died due to the virus.
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare can confirm two pediatric deaths associated with COVID-19. One was a child under 5 and the other was a child between 5 and 12, both within the last month.
-Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
As of Monday, Aug. 23, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare has 125 COVID-positive patients, 16 of which are vaccinated.
Capital Regional Medical Center has 122 COVID-positive patients.
Leon County Schools reports 298 positive COVID-19 staff and students over the past 14 days. LCS reports 916 students were quarantined since Thursday.
To date, 2,997 parents have submitted forms to opt-out students from masking.
