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Scott Tavlin was about six miles into his run on the Courtney Campbell Causeway. He started to suffer symptoms of heat exhaustion, including nausea, vomiting, and chills.
AdventHealth's Central Florida Division has seen a 20% increase in patients seeking care for heat-related illnesses at its emergency departments compared to last year.
AdventHealth Central Florida is reporting a jump in patients seeking care for heat-related illnesses as heat advisories continue across the state.
Heat indexes in Orlando have surpassed 100 degrees 32 times so far this year, making this year especially dangerous for unhoused residents. There has been a 75 percent increase in unsheltered people in Central Florida since 2019.
Michele Davis knows all about the oppressive July heat, on record as the hottest in Central Florida’s history. Davis sleeps on the streets of Parramore, amid a growing population of unsheltered people. She’s been unhoused for four months for the first time in her life. She came to Orlando with her fiancé to be near his mother who has health issues. “It’s miserable,” said Davis, 50. “When that ...