The Collier County Department of Health says working together to flatten the curve helps to reduce the chances of overwhelming our healthcare system.
AN UPDATE ON COVD-19 REPONSESTONGIHT.THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR FOXFOUR NEWS AT 5- I AM JAMONREAL .WE’LL BE SURE TO LISTEN IN ONCEHE STARTS TALKING.RIGHT NOW THERE ARE MORE THAN600 COVID-19 DEATHS IN THE STATEOF FLORIDA.
ABOUT 40 RIGHT HEREIN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
HEALTHEXPERTS PROJECT THAT NUMBER WILLCLIMB BEFORE IT FALLS.
FOX 4’SRACHEL LOYD TELLS YOU HOW TOPREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING.RACHEL?:44-:50LLINTRO: FLORIDA IS SCHEDULED TOSEE THE MOST DEATHS FROMCORONAVIRUS NEXT MONTH.THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYSTHEY KNOW IT’S GETTING HARD TOSTAY AWAY FROM FRIENDS ANDFAMILY AS THE PANDEMIC DRAGSON.BUT YOU HAVE TO IF YOU WANTTO FLATTEN THE CURVSOCIAL DISTANCING.A PHRASE YOU HEAR OR EVEN USE ONA DAILY BASIS NOW.AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH SAYS KEEP FOLLOWING THOSEGUIDELINES TO MINIMIZE *THIS(graph)THIS GRAPH SHOWS ABOUT 128PEOPLE DYING FROM CORONAVIRUSMAY SIXTH.THAT’S WHAT THE INSTITUTE FORHEALTH METRICS AND EVALUATIONPROJECTS.RIGHT NOW THE NUMBER OF DEATHSTATEWIDE RANGES BETWEEN 30 - 40A DAY.THAT PEAK IS THREE TIMES THEDAILY DEATH RATE WE’RE SEEINGNOW.THE COLLIER DOH SAYS SOCIALDISTANCING CAN MINIMIZE IT.(SOT):11KRISTINE HOLLINGSWORTHDEPT.
OF HEALTH, COLLIER COUNTYWe want to keep flattening thcurve.
So that we reduce thenumber of cases here in CollierCounty, and in SouthwestFlorida.
And we also do not putan undue burden on ouhealthcare system.LLTAG: COMING UP At SIXBEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTWALKS US THROUGH HOW TO MAINTAINPHYSICAL DISTANCE WHILE BEINGSOCIAL AND ACTIVE AS WE
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