Daily Stats (Updated 4/23/2020 at 5:30 pm)
As of today, Lee Health has:
- 74 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals
- Submitted 8,823 specimens for testing
- Discharged 158 patients
- 165 employees quarantined; 30 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19
- Click here for graphs showing a running total of specimens collected for testing and positive cases hospitalized.
Today’s News
A Message from Dr. Larry Antonucci
This week, during National Volunteer Week, we are reflecting on and celebrating the commitment, contributions and comradery of our Lee Health volunteers. These women and men generously share their time, talents and resources to help us in our mission of caring for the community.
Right now, in light of COVID-19, they are unable to join us at work. It is a different atmosphere in our facilities without our volunteers around, and we miss their warm smiles and helpful hands. We know, though, when given the go-ahead, they will return to their posts eager to resume their duties.
So, even though we can’t celebrate our volunteers in person this week, we are doing so in spirit. Thank you, Lee Health volunteers, for your service and continued support for our health system and community.
Visit a Lee Health Physician With Telemedicine
As a reminder, we are offering our Lee TeleHealth services for free until further notice. For more information and to download the Lee Telehealth app, click here.
If you prefer to see your established Lee Physician Group primary care or specialty care doctor, you can use MyChart to set up a virtual visit.
Lee TeleHealth and MyChart virtual visits allow you to receive the care you need from the safety and comfort of your home.
Looking for a (Virtual) Fitness or Cooking Class?
Join our Healthy Life Center virtual classroom for free classes, support group meetings, meditation, chair yoga and more. All May classes are being offered as free resources and will be held virtually through WebEx, which can be accessed via your computer, smartphone or tablet. Click here for the class schedule and sign up by calling 468-0050 or emailing HealthyLifeCenter@LeeHealth.org.
~28,843 positive cases in Florida residents and 805 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 is updated twice daily. Today, as of 6 p.m., there are 29,648 total** Florida cases.
There are currently 335 long-term care facilities with positive cases of COVID-19. The Florida Department of Health has published the list here. The twice daily COVID-19 report also includes information by county about deaths related to staff or residents in long-term care facilities. Of the 2,481 cases of residents or staff in long-term care facilities, 271 have died.
While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week, the percent of those testing positive for COVID-19 overall is 10 percent. Of the 12,637 tests performed on April 22, there were 1,169 positive results, or 9 percent.
Twenty-seven people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 Brevard, Broward, Collier, Dade, Hendry, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Osceola, Palm Beach, Sarasota and Volusia counties.
New Florida cases include:
- 816 additional positive COVID-19 cases (800 Florida residents and 16 non-Florida residents) reported to the Florida Department of Health.
- There are currently 28,843 positive cases in Florida residents and 805 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 4/23/2020)
175 694 deaths (6689)
5818 deaths (25)
113 336 deaths (3384)
1498 deaths (71)
6469 deaths (143)
47 812 deaths (3038)
748 deaths (28)
- The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) has launched a
GOARN COVID-19 Knowledge hub. The hub is designed as a central repository of
quality public health information, guidance, tools and webinars which can be
accessed freely at any point. - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros, in his regular media briefing yesterday,
cautioned that “we have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long
time”. He added that “the world cannot go back to the way things were. There
must be a “new normal” – a world that is healthier, safer and better prepared”.
His speech can be found here. - WHO has published guidance ‘Addressing Human Rights as Key to the COVID-19
Response’. The guidance document highlights the importance of integrating a
human rights-based approach into the COVID-19 response and highlights key
considerations in relation to addressing stigma and discrimination, prevention
of violence against women, support for vulnerable populations, quarantine and
restrictive measures, and shortages of supplies and equipment. - All available evidence for COVID-19 suggests that SARS-CoV-2 has a zoonotic
source. Many researchers have been able to look at the genomic features of
SARS-CoV-2 and have found that evidence does not support that SARS-CoV-2 is
a laboratory construct. A constructed virus would show a mix of known elements
within genomic sequences – this is not the case. For more details, please see
‘subject in focus’.