Daily Stats (Updated 4/5/2020 at 3:30 pm)
As of today, Lee Health has:
- 51 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals
- Submitted 4,158 specimens for testing
- Discharged 36 patients
- 162 employees quarantined; 14 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19
- Click here for graphs showing a running total of specimens sent to the lab, positive cases and positive cases hospitalized.
Today’s News
Lee Physician Group Pediatric Clinics Consolidating and Relocating
Effective tomorrow, Monday, April 6, the following changes will be in place for these Lee Physician Group pediatric clinics:
- The Pediatric Surgery, Ear, Nose and Throat and Urology practices located on Summerlin Road will relocate to the following offices:
- Pediatric Surgery is relocating to Pediatric Neurology/Behavioral Health at Women & Children’s Medical Plaza, Suite 108
- Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat is relocating to Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical Plaza One, Suite 110
- Pediatric Urology is relocating to Women & Children’s Medical Plaza, Suite 108
- General Pediatrics Bonita-Coconut Point and General Pediatrics in Cape Coral will close and relocate to Lee Health’s Page Field and Lehigh Acres offices.
Cape Coral Mobile Collection Site Closed Sunday, April 5
The Cape Coral mobile collection site will be closed today, Sunday, April 5, but will reopen tomorrow. The Page Field collection is open today. As a reminder, patients need a physician order and an appointment to have their specimen collected.
Lee Health Staff Finds a Creative Solution to Fill a Need
Following the University of Florida Department of Anesthesia’s prototype, Scott Patterson, M.D., Lee Health trauma surgeon, and Faith Nesselhauf, clinical technician, created masks out of Halyard H600 two-ply spun polypropylene, a common material found in hospitals that cannot be penetrated by water, bacteria or particles. The masks are being sewn together by wonderful volunteers in the community, and are already in use throughout the health system. We applaud Dr. Patterson and Faith for using their expertise to keep our staff and community safe. We are proud to call them #LeeHealthStrong.
We Took the Pledge, Will You?
Together, we can make a difference and slow the spread of COVID-19. Show your support for our community by taking the pledge here. Show your friends you took the pledge by downloading the “I Took the Pledge” sign here, and post a photo or video on social media with the hashtags #ITookThePledge and #StayHomeSWFL.
Join the #HeartsfForHeroes Challenge
Support our health care heroes by posting a “Thank You” video or picture on social media with the hashtags #HeartsForHeroes and #SWFLStrongerTogether and tag @LeeHealth so our health care heroes can see the love from our community. Challenge your friends to post a thank you message, too. We thank the American Heart Association for organizing this virtual parade and social media challenge for our nation’s health care heroes. For more information on the Hearts for Heroes Challenge, click here.
~11,764 positive cases in Florida residents and 387 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 11 a.m., there are 12,151 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 13,208 tests performed on April 4, there were 1,429 positive results, or 11 percent.
Twenty-three people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Broward, Palm Beach and Pinellas counties.
New Florida cases include:
- 606 additional positive COVID-19 cases (591 Florida residents and 15 non-Florida residents) reported to the Florida Department of Health.
- There are currently 11,764 positive cases in Florida residents and 387 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 4/5/2020)
62 784 deaths (5798)
3838 deaths (29)
46 416 deaths (4082)
302 deaths (35)
3794 deaths (201)
8187 deaths (1385)
236 deaths (66)
- One new country/territory/area reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24
hours: Falkland Islands (Malvinas). - The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Etienne, on
Friday, called for the collaboration of the private sector with countries of Latin
America and the Caribbean to tackle COVID-19. More details can be found
here. - PAHO has launched a new searchable database that contains the latest
guidance and research on the COVID-19 pandemic from the Americas and
affected countries worldwide. The press release is available here and the
database is available here. - As China emerges from a 2 month containment phase and moves into the
mitigation stage, its experience is helping countries currently at the start of
the COVID-19 cycle to plan their responses better. This is explored in an
interview with WHO Representative to China, Dr Gauden Galea, which is
available here.