Lee Health officials on Wednesday said 39 individuals have died due to COVID-19 in the first 19 days of 2022, including nine on Monday and Tuesday. “While the omicron variant of the coronavirus generally causes less severe infection in the average adult, it is having an acute effect on ...
Free at-home COVID test kits may now be ordered on a new federal website. As part of a program announced by the Biden Administration, rapid tests may be ordered at covidtests.gov. One request, which will provide four free tests, may be made per address. The tests will be mailed. "Every home ...
Lee Health officials on Monday reported that since the first of the year, 30 patients in their hospitals have lost their lives due to COVID-19, including two on Sunday. Lee Health said since the start of the pandemic, 1,292 patients have died from COVID-19 in their facilities. “While the majority of people who get sick will experience less severe symptoms, others may end up hospitalized, in the intensive care unit, on a ventilator, or pass away,” said Lee Health spokesperson Jonathon Little in an email. “This is particularly true for those with compromised immune systems, ...
Lee Health reported on Wednesday that for the first time in over three months, the health system in caring for more than 300 COVID-19 patients in its hospitals. As of Thursday morning, Lee Health reported they had 321 COVID-19 patients isolated in their inpatient hospitals. Lee Health ...
Lee Health officials on Tuesday said the new surge in COVID-19 cases and Omicron variant is causing significant challenges and changing the way the health system operates. Lee Health President and CEO, Dr. Larry Antonucci, alongside Chief Officer of Hospital Operations and Women and Children's Services at Lee Health, Armando Llechu, divulged issues they are facing as over the past two weeks, Lee Health facilities have seen a 380% increase in COVID-19 patients. “While the Omicron variant seems to be less severe, it is still making patients sick and making patients sick ...
Lee Health announced today it is temporarily suspending certain elective procedures “due to a high census across all Lee Health Hospitals.” In an email, officials said procedures that require an overnight stay that can be postponed without causing patient harm are being rescheduled or not scheduled. Patients who need an elective outpatient surgery and who can go home the same day will not be impacted by the change, officials said. “We understand this decision may be disappointing news for our patients, but it is necessary to safely manage our hospitals at a time when ...
