Young adults see higher infection rates as Florida reports 5,759 new cases of COVID-19

ORLANDO, Fla. – As Florida prepares to expand its vaccine eligibility on April 5 to all over the age of 18, Orange County reports an increase in cases among young adults.

The county’s average age for new infections has dropped to 30 because of this trend, according to Dr. Raul Pino of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County.

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People in the 18- to 25-year-old age group also fill more hospital beds after being infected with the virus. Orange County reported Thursday that people 45 and under account for a third of COVID-19 hospitalizations.

While the younger segment of the population expects eligibility for the vaccine, the COVID-19 rapid test site in Barnett Park has secured another extension that will allow it to remain open until the end of April.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said Thursday the site was due to close on March 31, but realized demand for evidence was still strong.

The site is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and offers fast, PCR virus testing.

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Recently, between 800 and 1,000 tests have been performed each day.

At the same time, doctors in central Florida are warning people about COVID-19 reinfections.

Dr. Tim Hendrix, medical director of AdventHealth Centra Care, participated in the hospital’s morning briefing on Thursday and said that if you have COVID-19 and you recover, you may still be infected again.

“We see people re-infected with COVID-19. People who got infected in the fall, we’re seeing between five and seven cases a week at Centra Care of people coming in, ”Hendrix said.

Hendrix said the immunity you gain after recovering from the coronavirus is not enough to completely protect you from getting infected again.

“You have some immunity, but it’s not perfectly necessary for a natural infection, so you don’t have to rely on natural infection,” Hendrix said.

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News 6 asked the Florida Department of Health if they were tracking infections and we didn’t know anything.

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Below is the state-managed COVID-19 dashboard:

Cases

The Florida Department of Health reported 5,759 cases on Friday, bringing the state’s total to 2,033,179 cases since the virus was first detected on March 1, 2020.

Deaths

Florida reported 167 new virus-related deaths on Friday, bringing the death toll to 33,756 This number includes the file 640 non-residents who died in Florida.

Hospitalizations

As of Friday afternoon, there were currently 2,863 people with the virus hospitalized in Florida, according to the state health care administration agency.

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Since last March, 84,406 people have been hospitalized in Florida following complications from COVID-19. This number includes the 203 us patients who have recently been hospitalized because of the virus, according to the health department’s daily report released Friday.

Positivity rate

The percentage of positive results was 5.69% Thursday of 101,236 tests. The figures reported daily by the state reflect the results of the tests of the previous day. Health officials say the rate should be kept between 5% and 10% to show that a community has the virus and is curbing infections.

Vaccines

The Florida Department of Health began publishing a daily report in December on COVID-19 vaccines administered statewide.

FDOH reports 3,004,403 people they are completely vaccinated against COVID-19. These individuals received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in a single dose or completed a series of two shots.

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As of Friday, 5,475,209 people have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine.

Below is a breakdown by case of new cases starting Friday.

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