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Lee Health reports 72 COVID-19 hospitalizations

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Posted at 11:51 AM, Mar 01, 2022
and last updated 2022-03-01 11:51:07-05

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Lee Health reports they have 72 COVID-19 patients isolated in its hospitals.

· Of these patients, 5 of them are being treated at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida.

· Tuesday morning, the hospital census was at 94% of staffed operational bed capacity.

· Tuesday morning, census in the intensive care unit was at 88% of staffed operational bed capacity. There were 7 COVID-19 patients in the ICU.

· Monday, Lee Health emergency departments saw 951 patients, which is above average for this time of year.

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