TREASURE ROBERTS IS AT MCO WORKING TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT ALL THIS. SHE WILL HAVE A LIVE
UPDATE AHEAD AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE HOUR.
>> KIRSTIN: NOW TO THE
CORONAVIRUS AND THE RECORD
NUMBER OF PATIENTS AT
HOSPITALS IN FLORIDA OVER
10,000 PEOPLE HAVE NOW BEEN
ADMITTED WITH COVID STATEWIDE
AND THAT GROWING SURGE IS
LEADING TO EVEN MORE CHANGES
STARTING TODAY FOR
ADVENTHEALTH NEWS SIX’S EZZY
CASTRO IS LIVE AT ADVENTHEALTH
ORLANDO EZZY UNVACCINATED
PEOPLE CONTINUE TO MAKE UP
ALMOST ALL PATIENTS.
>> YEAH. KIRSTIN DOCTORS
CONTINUE TO STRESS THE
MAJORITY OF THESE NEW CASES
ARE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE THE
VACCINE AND ADVENTHEALTH THE
JUST SWITCHED TO BLACK STATUS
A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND MORE
CHANGES ARE STARTING TODAY.
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN
HOSPITALS WITH COVID-19 IN
FLORIDA IS NOW AT AN ALL-TIME
HIGH. NEW DATA RELEASED SHOWS
10,207 HOSPITALIZATIONS ON
SUNDAY. THAT’S HIGHER THAN THE
PREVIOUS RECORD FROM JULY OF
LAST YEAR WHEN WE SAW 10,170
DOCTORS HERE AT ADVENTHEALTH
SAY JUST LIKE WE’RE SEEING
ACROSS THE REST OF THE STATE.
ALMOST ALL COVID-19 PATIENTS
ARE UNVACCINATED THE HOSPITAL
IS NOW ON CODE BLACK AFTER SEE
MORE THAN 1000 NEW CASES AND
DOCTORS ANTICIPATE MORE WITHIN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. IF
THIS SURGE IN THIS.
>> CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS
SURGES.
>> WE THINK THAT WE ARE
PROBABLY GOING TO SEE
INCREASED ADMISSIONS AT LEAST
FOR THE NEXT WEEK, IF NOT 2.
>> STARTING TODAY. ALL EVAN
HEALTH HOSPITALS WILL SWITCH
FROM IN-PERSON VISITS TO
VIRTUAL VISITS FOR COVID-19
PATIENTS NON COVID-19 PATIENTS
CAN HAVE ONE VISITOR AT A TIME
IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WILL BE
ALLOWED 2 VISITORS AT A TIME
WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
>> WE’RE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT
THE WEEK AHEAD IS GOING TO
LOOK LIKE. AND RATHER THAN BE
REACTIVE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE
STANCE OF BEING PROACTIVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR
STAFF SAFE, KEEP OUR PATIENTS
SAFE AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY
SAFE.
>> AND DESPITE THE CHANGES.
ADVENTHEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
THEY DO HAVE CAPACITY AT THEIR
HOSPITALS. AND THEY’RE ALSO
PREPARED TO CONVERT SPACES TO
ICU LEVEL ROOMS. IF NEEDED.
BUT OUTSIDE ADVENTHEALTH EZZY
CASTRO GETTING RESULTS NEWS. 6
AS THE THANK YOU IN THE
MEANTIME, HEALTH FIRST IN
BREVARD COUNTY IS THE LATEST
LOCAL HOSPITAL GROUP.
>> PUTTING ALL NON-EMERGENCY
SURGERIES ON HOLD.
>> KIRSTIN: THAT CHANGE TAKES
EFFECT TODAY. IT COMES JUST
DAYS AFTER WORKERS SET UP
THESE TENTS OUTSIDE THE
HOSPITALS TO DEAL WITH THE
INFLUX OF CORONAVIRUS
PATIENTS. THIS IS PART OF AN
EFFORT TO INCREASE CAPACITY.
AND AS EVERYONE FROM LOCAL
HEALTH OFFICIALS TO THE
PRESIDENT HAVE SAID IN RECENT
DAYS THIS REALLY IS A PANDEMIC
OF THE UNVACCINATED. WHILE
THERE ARE BREAKTHROUGH CASES.
THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM
ORANGE COUNTY FROM WEDNESDAY
SHOWS OF THE 1100 POSITIVE
TESTS.
>> KIRSTIN: 99.2% WERE
UNVACCINATED JUST 9 PEOPLE
DIAGNOSED HAD GOTTEN THE
VACCINE AND IT’S NUMBERS LIKE
THAT LEADING TO SOME STRONG
WORDS FROM ONE OF THE LEADING
EXPERTS ON THE VIRUS. MARK
LEHMAN IS FOLLOWING THAT PART
OF THE STORY LIVE FOR US THIS
MORNING. MARK DOCTOR ANTHONY
FAUCI SAYS THE BOTTOM LINE IS
MORE PEOPLE NEED TO BE
CONVINCED TO GET THE VACCINE.
HE PUT IT BLUNTLY SEEN
AMERICANS WHO REMAIN
UNVACCINATED ARE THE ONES WHO
WERE DRIVING THE LATEST
OUTBREAK OF CASES OF THE
HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DELTA
VARIANT THIS COMING.
>> JUSTIN: AS WE’RE SEEING THE
IMPACTS OF THAT SURGE IS
CAUSING THROUGHOUT CENTRAL
FLORIDA OVER THE WEEKEND THAT
THERE WERE MORE LONG LINES FOR
TESTING IN ORANGE COUNTY. THE
MAN THAT BARNET PARK HAS BEEN
SO HIGH. CREWS HAVE BEEN
FORCED TO CLOSE DOWN
OPERATIONS ALMOST DAILY AS
THEY HIT CAPACITY, COUNTY
OFFICIALS ALSO SAY THEY’RE
LOOKING TO OPEN ANOTHER MASS
TESTING SITE WHILE PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN WAITING FOR HOURS TO GET
TESTED LINES FOR GETTING THE
VACCINE AT THAT LOCATION. I’VE
BEEN ALMOST NONEXISTENT. ALL
OF THIS COMES AS A NATIONWIDE
EFFORT CONTINUES TO GET MORE
PEOPLE VACCINATED. DOCTOR
ANTHONY FAUCI DELIVERING SOME
HARSH WORDS FOR THOSE WHO
STILL HAVEN’T GOTTEN THE SHOT.
>> YOU HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT
SITUATION A POOL OF
UNVACCINATED PEOPLE AND A
VIRUS THAT SPREADS VERY
EFFICIENTLY. WE’VE REALLY GOT
TO GET THOSE PEOPLE TO CHANGE
THEIR MINDS, MAKE IT EASY FOR
THEM CONVINCE THEM, DO
SOMETHING TO GET THEM TO BE
VACCINATED BECAUSE THEY THE
ONES THAT ARE PROPAGATING THIS
OUTBREAK.
>> NOW AS CASES CONTINUE TO
RISE, THE UNITED STATES IS
MAKING PROGRESS WITH
VACCINATIONS SATURDAY WAS THE
5TH CONSECUTIVE DAY OF AT
LEAST 700,000 SHOTS DELIVERED
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE CDC
SAYS 49.6% OF AMERICANS ARE
NOW FULLY VACCINATED HERE
LOCALLY. MORE THAN 31,000
PEOPLE GOT THE SHOT LAST WEEK
IN ORANGE. SEMINOLE OSCEOLA
AND LAKE COUNTIES. THAT’S AN
INCREASE OF MORE THAN 50% FROM
THE WEEK PRIOR DURING THAT
SAME TIME PERIOD. THE STATE
SAW OVER 110,000 NEW
INFECTIONS FOR NOW REPORTING
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. MARK
LEHMANN GETTING RESULTS NEWS
6.
>> KIRSTIN: MARK, THANK YOU.
AND EFFORTS TO GET MORE PEOPLE
VACCINATED WILL PICK UP AGAIN
TODAY AT MOBILE SITES, THE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN ORANGE
COUNTY IS OFFERING DOSES AT
THE VALENCIA COLLEGE EAST
CAMPUS OFF OF ECON TRAIL
THAT’S HAPPENING FROM 9 UNTIL
1 O’CLOCK AND IN ORLANDO SHOTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ENGLEWOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. THE
POP-UP SITE OPENS AT 2.30 THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL RUN UNTIL 5
O’CLOCK.
>> JUSTIN: MEANTIME, WITH JUST
OVER A WEEK UNTIL ORANGE
COUNTY STUDENTS GO BACK TO
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS OUT WITH
ITS NEW HEALTH AND SAFETY
MANUAL. IT STRONGLY ENCOURAGES
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO WEAR
MASKS BUT DOES NOT MAKE THEM
MANDATORY. IT ALSO INCLUDES A
SIMILAR MESSAGE TO LAST YEAR
SAYING KIDS SHOWING SYMPTOMS
OF THE VIRUS SHOULD NOT GO TO
SCHOOL. THE ORANGE COUNTY
TEACHERS UNION IS NOT HAPPY
THAT THE DISTRICT DID AWAY
WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE SAFETY
PLAN. THEY ALSO WANT MASKS TO
BE MANDATORY, BUT THAT IS NOW
UNLIKELY. ON FRIDAY, GOVERNOR
DESANTIS SIGNED A NEW
EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING MASK
MANDATES IN FLORIDA SCHOOLS
AND EVEN THREATENING TO TAKE
AWAY FUNDING FROM DISTRICTS
THAT VIOLATE THE ORDER. HE
SAYS PARENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
CHOOSE WHAT’S BEST FOR THEIR
KIDS AND WE KNOW A LOT OF
PARENTS ARE UNEASY RIGHT NOW
ABOUT THE RETURN TO SCHOOL. SO
MAKE SURE TO JOIN US FOR OUR
BACK TO SCHOOL TOWN HALL
TOMORROW NIGHT. WE’LL HAVE
SCHOOL LEADERS AND EXPERTS ON