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AdventHealth COVID-19 hospitalizations decreasing, omicron continues to spread

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at AdventHealth facilities in Central Florida is decreasing, according to hospital officials.

As of Tuesday, officials said there are about 960 COVID-19-positive patients in AdventHealth’s hospitals across seven Central Florida counties, and about 150 of those are receiving ICU-level care.

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The latest numbers represent a downturn from omicron’s peak in Central Florida during the week of Jan. 17 of more than 1,100 inpatients with COVID-19 in the health care system’s Central Florida Division.

AdventHealth officials said it remains at “green” status and continues to operate normally, with no disruptions to scheduled procedures.

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“We have taken the lessons learned from previous surges and applied them so that we can continue to serve all of the community’s health needs while caring for an increased number of COVID patients,” said Dr. Victor Herrera, chief medical officer of AdventHealth Orlando. “We are pleased to see the number of COVID-19 patients on the decline and we are grateful to our team members for their hard work as well as our community for their continued support.”

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Officials said AdventHealth Centra Care’s statewide seven-day rolling positivity rate has decreased to 34%. While the trend is headed in the right direction, officials said that number still represents the high transmissibility of the omicron variant throughout the community.

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