Pregnant women testing positive for the coronavirus are at an increased risk for preterm birth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The number of COVID-19 cases in Lake County has dramatically increased, rising from the 186 total cases during the week ending June 2 to 1,165 new cases during the week ending July 24.
Sumter County, a little over a third of the size of Lake County, has seen a similar increase. It reported 197 new cases during the week ending July 24, compared to 30 cases in a seven-day total ending June 2.
Although the recent spike is concerning, Lake County saw more than 4,000 confirmed cases in January, while 1,306 were confirmed in Sumter at that time. However, vaccines were not as easily accessible as they are
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The mayor of the county that hosts Florida’s theme park mecca said Monday that “we are now in crisis mode” when it comes to dealing with soaring numbers of COVID-19 infections.
Florida accounted for a fifth of the nation’s new infections last week, more than any other state, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now the home to Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort is seeing about 1,000 new cases a day, said Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings.
“A thousand a day is extraordinary,” Demings said at a news conference. “We are now in crisis mode . We as a community need to work together to slow this rate.”
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