COVID-19 summer surge slowing in Jacksonville area: 'We are not there yet, but on our way'

Dr. Chirag Patel, assistant chief medical officer at UF Health Jacksonville, leans against a wall outside the pediatric intensive care unit.
Bob Self/ Florida Times-Union

On Aug. 10, at the height of the COVID-19 summer surge, UF Health Jacksonville's two hospitals had 269 patients with the virus.

By Sept. 22 their daily count was 57, a drop of almost 79 percent.

The declining COVID-19 patient volume at UF Health echoes that of other area hospitals in recent weeks. It's good news but not a reason to let our collective guard down, at least not yet, said Dr. Chirag Patel, assistant chief medical officer at UF Health Jacksonville.

Read the rest of this story from WJCT News partner The Florida Times-Union.

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