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The number of new COVID-19 cases in Marion County is declining, with 1,869 new cases reported for the two-week era ending Aug. 11, according to the Florida Department of Health’s biweekly report released Friday.
This number, accumulated from July 29 to August 29, 11, is reduced from 2,354 from July 15 to 28, 2,172 from July 1 to 14 and 1,907 from June 17 to 30.
The Florida Department of Health in Marion County said that during the week of Aug. 12-18 there were 876 cases of COVID-19, 1182 for the week of July 22-28 and 1199 for the week of July 8-14.
The total number of new ones has decreased by 20. 6% over the past two weeks.
Although the number of instances has more than tripled since mid-May, the numbers are still far from Marion’s record: Marion’s one-week record of 5336 instances, an average of 462 instances consistent with the day, for the week of January 7-13. Marion County has recorded an average of 168 cases per day for the past two weeks.
July 29: 2354 new communications in 2 weeks, 8. 4% more than on July 15
Summer threat: instances rose 37. 3% in two weeks, well below January’s record
Low March: Marion County’s COVID-19 network drops to its lowest point; status moves to biweekly reports
49 new deaths have been reported since the July 29 report. In total, Marion County has now recorded 95,854 COVID-19 infections and 2,221 deaths since the pandemic began in March 2020.
Hospitalizations are an indicator that the newest variant of COVID-19, Omicron’s SUBVARIANT BA. 2, is spreading rapidly.
As of Friday, another 105 people had been hospitalized for COVID-19 last week, on July 29. The number 89 on July 15 and the 29 on June 1. The record 350 weekly hospitalizations recorded last fall.
Beginning Aug. 12, the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is beginning in the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U. S. data reports that the transmission threat from Marion County’s network is high, compared to an average point two months ago.
The local fitness service issued a press release Friday saying the company “encourages members of our network to take steps to minimize the spread of the virus. “
The seven-day positivity rate for Marion County indexed Friday at 19 percent, down from 21. 27 percent on July 29 and 25. 57 percent on July 15, but up from 6. 3 percent on May 2, according to the CDC.
According to state data.
The CDC report shows that on July 29, 75% of Marion citizens over the age of 18 got at least one dose of the vaccine, while 73. 1% of Marion citizens over the age of 12 and 68. 7% of citizens over the age of five received at least one dose.
Meanwhile, 92. 5% of citizens over the age of 65 earned at least one dose as of July 29. Knowledge shows that 65. 4% of Marion’s total population gained at least one dose.
— Contact Joe Callahan at (352) 817-1750 or joe. callahan@starbanner. com. Follow him on Twitter @JoeOcalaNews.
This article was originally published in Ocala Star-Banner: COVID-19 in Marion County: 1869 new cases reported in 2 weeks