‘No! It’s not a holiday season ‘

MIAMI – Less than 10% of people tested in Miami-Dade County have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last three days, authorities said.

Although it is a hopeful sign, the rate is even higher than it was in May. Dr Lillian Abbo, a specialist in infectious diseases with the Jackson Health System, said hospital capacity is also lower.

“Our hospitals now have more patients – including patients in critical condition and very ill – including younger people,” Abbo said.

With the risk of more social events and travel during Labor Day weekend, authorities fear there could be another increase in cases. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Friday that the crisis is far from over.

‘This time the message should be,’ No! It’s not a party time, ” Gimenez said.

According to Friday afternoon data from the Florida Department of Health, 2,219 deaths in Miami-Dade are associated with COVID-19. This included an 11-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl who died in July.

There have been 150,305 cases confirmed in Miami-Dade, and 20,966 of those cases were added in the past two weeks, the data shows. The list of new cases from August 7 to Thursday includes 2,044 minors.

At 17.5%, the positivity rate for children and teens testing in Miami-Dade County is much higher than that of adults. Epidemiologists believe that the majority of children are asymptomatic.

But in Miami-Dade, the list of COVID-induced multisystem inflammatory syndrome in minors was the longest. It included 12 children, ages 1 to 9, and three teenagers aged 14, 16 and 17.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning in May. The rare condition requires hospitalization if parts of the body – such as the heart, kidneys, brain, or eyes – become inflamed.

Gimenez said he will continue the status of the existing preventive with public health experts, epidemiologists, restaurateurs, and entrepreneurs. But with effect from Friday, he will not make any changes.

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