COVID-19 cases surge in Florida among unvaccinated residents

Nearly the entire state of Florida is under a "high" level of COVID-19 transmission, according to the CDC.

THE CDC.

THE ENTIRE STATE ISNEARLY UNDER A HIGH LEVEOFLCOVID-19 TRANSMISSION.

W-P-T-VNEWSCHANNEL 5'S MIELCHLEQUESADA TAKES A LOOK AT WHYONE LOCAL DOCTOR IS CALLINGTHIS A PANDEMIC OF THEUNVACCINAT&EDLL: DOCTORS SAY YOUNGERPATIENTS- UNVACCINATED AND INTHEIR 30S, 40S, 50S EARREQUIRING HOSPITALIZATIONSLOCALLY - AND WHILE THE NUMBEROF CASES NEEDING INTENSIVECARE UNIT CARES ISMALL -STATEWIDE WE SAW 60 MOREPEOPLE DIE FROM COVID LASTWEEK THAN THE WEEK BEFORE.PKG: IF YOU LOOK AT THE CDC'SWEBSITE& COMPARED TO THE LAST7 DAYS&.

EVERYTHING EXCEPTDEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 INPALM BEACH COUNTY IS UP&CASES& POSITIVYITRATE&.TESTING& HOSPITALADMISSIONS AND ICU BED USE&DR. CHARLES MURPHY - CHIEFQUALITY OFFICER, JUPITERMEDICAL CENTER 9:10 WELLSOMETHING LIKE 68% OF THECASES CURRENTLY ARE THE DELTAVARIANT ITS INCREASEDDRAMATICALLY - BASICALLY IT'SBEEN DOUBLING EVERY COUPLE OFWEEKS DR. CHARLES MURPHY ATJUPITER MEDICAL CENTER SAYSTHE HOSPITAL IS NOW AT MORETHAN 30 ADMITTED COVID CASESWHEN WEEKS AGO IT HAD LESSTHAN 5&.

DR. MURPHY 8:14 WVEE'SEEN MORE GASTROINTESTINALSYMPTOMS WITH THE COVIDVARIANT BUT THE SYMPTOMS ARESIMILAR TO COVID IN GENERALFEVER COUGH SHORTNESS OFBREATH DR. MURPHY SAYS THEMAJORITY OF THE HOSPITALADMISSIONS ARE UNVACCINATEDPATIENTS& THE CDC REPORTS ASOF JULY 12 - ABOUT 5500 CASSEOF VACCINE BREAKTHROUGHINFECTIONS NATIONWIDE WHERE AVACCINATED PERSON WASHOSPITALIZED OR DIED.

COMPAREDTO MORE THAN 159 MILLION FLYULVACCINATED.

GOV DESANTIS 1:26I THINK WHAT IT DOES DO ISREALLY PREVENTS AGAINST SEVEREOUTCOME PARTICULARLY DEATH ORSERIOUS HOSPITALIZATIONGOVERNOR RON DESANSTIREMINDING FLORIDIANS THEVACCINES HAVE BEEN WIDELYAVAILABLE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTSONE SINCE APRIL& STILL WLILGARDNER SAYS HE'S NOT GETTINGVACCINATED.

Q AND GARDNER14:57: H50AVE YOU KNOWN ANYONEWHOSE GOTTEN SICK FROM COVID?YEAH MY MOTHER ACTUALLY PASSEDFROM IT BACK IN MARCH.

GARDNERSAYS HE MIGHT CONSIDER GETTINGVACCINATED IF THE VACCINES AREAPPROVED BY THE FDA& WLILGARDNER 14:58:59 POSSIBLY, IJUST HAVE TO LOOK AT IT MOREAND SEREARCH ONCE IT GOT TOTHATOI PNT DR. MURPHY SAYS HERECOMMENDS PEOPLE GETVACCINATEDDEFENSE AGAINST COVID-19 RHTIGNOW& DR. MURPHY 34:41 ICERTAINLY BELIEVE IF YOU'RENOT VACCINATED I WOULDENCOURAGE YOU TO WEAR A MASKAND CISOALLY DISTANCE ANDAVOID LARGE GROUPS.

MICHELLEQUESADA WPTV NC 5WITH COVID-19 NUMBERS ANDHOSPITALIZATIONS TRENDING INTHE WRONG DIRECTION...