Federal team sent to hospital crushed with virus surge
A U S Department of Health and Human Services task force including nurses and a doctor is deployed to South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley Alabama to help amid a COVID-19 surge. State Health Officer Scott Harris notes the coast is hardest hit with high ICU occupancy and low vaccination.
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Ala
Alabama
Scott Harris
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center
Foley
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama Hospital Association
Mobile
Dothan
Harris
Mayor urges water limits amid COVID surge in Orlando
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer urged residents to halt lawn watering and car washing as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise. The Orlando Utilities Commission redirected water treatment supplies to hospitals, using liquid oxygen to maintain water clarity and odor.
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Florida
Orlando
Orlando Utility Commission
Buddy Dyer
Florida expands monoclonal antibody sites as COVID surge grows
Florida health officials report more wheelchair capacity, seven day operation, and ambulances at monoclonal antibody administration sites amid efforts to treat COVID patients promptly. Gov DeSantis says patients are fine after treatment and emphasizes rapid access while experts warn treatment is a bridge to vaccination, not a substitute.
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Ron DeSantis
Weesam Khoury
Florida Department of Health
DeSantis
James Cutrell
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
Joyce Wachsmuth
Eau Claire
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