Florida Hospitalizations:

⬆️21% in 1 day. Up 120% from 1 week prior. Now at 82% of last winter peak; 40% all-time peak.

ICU⬆️25% from yesterday. ⬆️100% from last week.

Given growth in cases, this will result in health system strain.

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— (((Howard Forman))) (@thehowie) January 4, 2022

When the ICU numbers soar, it shows once again that hospitalizations and ER and bed utilization isn’t incidental to covid, but the result of covid being exponentially worse in magnitude than just a few weeks ago.

That fewer are dying on a per capita basis is small comfort for those watching family dying of covid despite vaccinations being widely available. Far too many aren’t vaccinating.

White GOPers are among the least vaccinated. But we have to do better for all folks, since it takes enough people vaccinating to protect the community.