outh Florida hospitals are feeling the effects of the holidays when it comes to COVID-19.
“We really just look at it as another wave, and let’s address it head-on and try to mitigate as best as possible,” said Dr. Joshua Lenchus, Regional Chief Medical Officer for Broward Health.
Broward Health system is seeing around 250 COVID-positive patients.
“A good 75-80 percent of those are consistently unvaccinated,” Lenchus said. “We have looked at this last month of the omicron wave.”
The situation in Miami is similar.
Jackson Memorial Hospital shared their latest numbers, indicating 514 patients are COVID-positive, with 117 of them vaccinated and the majority, unvaccinated.
“Most of those patients, around 90 percent, are unvaccinated,” said Dr. David De La Zarda with Jackson Health System.