Daily Stats (Updated 4/9/2020 at 5:00 pm)
As of today, Lee Health has:
- 74 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals
- Submitted 5,214 specimens for testing
- Discharged 60 patients
- 132 employees quarantined; 24 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19
- Click here for graphs showing a running total of specimens sent for testing and positive cases hospitalized.
Today’s News
Faster Test Results for Our Community
We are happy to share that since we started in-house testing, the backlog of pending test results in our community has significantly decreased. As of this morning, we only have 25 tests pending, and our team is working around the clock to provide faster results for our patients and community.
We Are Honored
We would like to thank Nick Libretto for his grand gesture of appreciation for our health care heroes. Nick is a local business owner, a retired Cape Coral firefighter and a proud father of a HealthPark Medical Center nurse. He brought a firetruck to Cape Coral Hospital with a 50-foot banner that read “You Are Our Heroes.” Our staff felt honored and inspired by the salute. Nick plans to display the firetruck and the message at all of our hospitals. Be sure to follow @LeeHealth on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to see where Nick leaves his powerful message next.
The Healthy News Blog is Full of Information to Help You Through COVID-19
Check out Lee Health’s Healthy News blog, which is focused on COVID-19 and includes helpful tips on managing stress, boosting your immune system, social distancing and more.
Kudos, Food and Nutrition Services!
Our Food and Nutrition Services team is working hard to support our patients and staff by providing nearly 10,000 meals a day. They continue to support our patients and staff during this unprecedented time, and it is greatly appreciated.
~16,323 positive cases in Florida residents and 503 positive cases in non-Florida residents~
TALLAHASSEE — To keep Florida residents and visitors safe, informed and aware about the status of the virus, the Florida Department of Health has launched a COVID-19 dashboard that will be updated twice daily. We also encourage all Floridians to take the COVID-19 Community Action Survey by visiting www.StrongerThanC19.com.
Today, as of 6 p.m., there are 16,862 total** Florida cases.
While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week, the percent of those testing positive for COVID-19 overall is 11 percent. Of the 7,065 tests performed on April 8, there were 1,292 positive results, or 18 percent. While there has been an increase in percentage, the overall number of people who tested positive for the virus on April 8 is not significantly higher than previous days. An increase in percent positives may reflect more spread of the virus, however it may also be a product of more targeted testing in high-risk groups. The Florida Department of Health will continue to monitor this data closely and use it to inform decisions.
Seventeen people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Dade, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk and Sarasota counties.
New Florida cases include:
- 462 additional positive COVID-19 cases (349 Florida residents and 22 non-Florida residents) reported to the Florida Department of Health.
- There are currently 16,323 positive cases in Florida residents and 503 positive cases in non-Florida residents.
Florida recently partnered with private laboratories around the state to expand COVID-19 laboratory testing capacity. This partnership will increase the number of tests conducted each day and ensure Floridians receive the critical health information they need in a timely manner.
Expansion to private laboratories changes the COVID-19 testing landscape in Florida. Private laboratories are running tests as they receive swab samples from practitioners. Testing and reporting times vary among commercial and DOH laboratories. Demographic information may be updated during investigations. These twice daily reports reflect the state’s efforts to accurately and transparently share information.
World Health Organization Update
SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours
(last updated 10:00 AM CET 4/9/2020)
85 522 deaths (6287)
3944 deaths (22)
61 516 deaths (3877)
468 deaths (42)
4459 deaths (145)
14 775 deaths (2178)
349 deaths (23)
- No new country/territory/area reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24
hours. - The daily situation report will now report the COVID-19 transmission scenario
for each country using the definitions published in the updated global
surveillance guidance published on 20 March (here). Transmission scenarios
are self-reported by Member States to WHO. The determination of
transmission scenario is still pending for some Member States. The
transmission scenarios are: no confirmed cases, sporadic cases, clusters of
cases, and community transmission. For definitions and more details, see the
footnote under Table 1 below. - As millions of Christians, Jews and Muslims celebrate Easter, Passover and
Ramadan, WHO has released guidance for religious leaders and faith-based
communities in the context of COVID-19. This is available here. For more on
this topic, see the ‘Subject in Focus’ below. - Today marks 100 days since WHO was notified of the first cases of
“pneumonia with unknown cause” in China. In yesterday’s media briefing,
Director-General Dr Tedros recalled the work that WHO and its partners have
been doing over this period and the continuing efforts to stop the pandemic in
five key areas. Find more details here.