COVID-19 cases have increased across Flagler County and Florida for the past five weeks, Florida Department of Health-Flagler Health Officer Bob Snyder said on Flagler Broadcasting's Free For All Friday radio program on July 9. Locally, there has been a 46% increase in a week, he said, including 88 cases that week, and 14 people in the hospital, including two in the ICU. "We haven’t seen that in weeeks," he said. " .... The message can just continue to be: Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate." Snyder and FDOH Medical Director Dr. Stephen Bickel are available to answer questions from people who are on the fence or unsure about getting vaccinated, Snyder said.