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Lee Health reporting 70 COVID-19 hospitilalizations

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Posted at 8:33 AM, Mar 02, 2022
and last updated 2022-03-02 08:33:04-05

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Lee Health is reporting 70 COVID-19 patients isolated in its hospitals on Wednesday.

· 6 of them are being treated at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida.

· Hospital census was at 96% of staffed operational bed capacity.

· Census in the intensive care unit was at 91% of staffed operational bed capacity. There were 5 COVID-19 patients in the ICU.

· Tuesday, Lee Health emergency departments saw 902 patients, which is above average for this time of year.

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