Hospitals are battling steep increases in new COVID-19 cases, with Florida leading the nation. On Friday, the most recent day with complete statistics, Florida added 13,256 new cases figures comparable to the disease s prior local peak in January, when the state regularly recorded 10,000 or more infections per day.
Leading causes for the current wave are the highly contagious delta variant primarily among people who are unvaccinated. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is weighing revising their COVID-19 guidelines to recommend that even fully vaccinated individuals wear masks in public.
A laundry list of medical groups the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Nursing Association, American Psychiatric Association and 53 other medical associations has called for mandatory vaccines for health care workers.
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UF Health Jacksonville CEO dies following a jet ski accident in Palm Beach County Share Updated: 5:30 PM EDT Jul 25, 2021 WPBF.com Web Staff
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The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 5:30 PM EDT Jul 25, 2021 WPBF.com Web Staff WPBF.com Web staff A Jacksonville resident died after a personal watercraft accident at the Palm Beach Inlet Saturday morning around 10:33 a.m.According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Dr. Leon Keroy Haley, 56, was operating a 2021 10’ Yamaha PWC and was ejected after he crashed.Haley was found wearing a life jacket and had serious injuries. He was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach, where he succumbed to his injuries.Haley was the CEO of UF Health Jacksonville. On social media, UF Health announced his passing with the statement that read Dr. Haley was a strong, inspiratio
Dozens of concerned parents, educators, medical professionals and community faith leaders Sunday called on Superintendent Diana Greene and the Duval County School Board to require all students to wear face masks when classes resume next month.
Wearing masks and social distancing or participating from their cars, they rallied outside school district headquarters Sunday evening with homemade signs bearing messages such as Mask Up For Safe Schools, Masks Save Lives and Masks Until All Kids Can Get Vaccinated.
The rally began with a moment of silence in honor of Dr. Leon Haley Jr., UF Health Jacksonville s chief executive officer who died Saturday in a personal watercraft accident in South Florida. Haley was at the forefront of the city s COVID-19 response.