Lee Health has 324 COVID-19 patients isolated in its hospitals Monday

Lee health says there are signs that we may have reached the plateau of the omicron surge in Southwest Florida.

Over the last week, the number of COVID-19 patients being treated in Lee Health hospitals has decreased every day, and the emergency department and Lee Convenient Care volumes have started to return to pre-surge levels.

“While the current trend is promising, the omicron variant must still be taken as a serious threat to the health of our community,” Lee Health said.

Four people died in Lee Health hospitals from COVID-19 over the weekend.

“We are treating more than 300 COVID patients in a hospital-based setting,” Lee Health added. “Please continue to take the necessary steps to keep you and your family safe.”

As or Monday morning:

• As of Monday morning, Lee Health had 324 COVID-19 patients isolated in their hospitals.
• Of these patients, 7 of them are being treated at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida.
• Monday morning, the hospital census was at 94% of staffed operational bed capacity.
• Monday morning, census in the intensive care unit was at 96% of staffed operational bed capacity. There were 40 COVID-19 patients in the ICU.
• On Sunday, Lee Health emergency departments saw 744 patients. Approximately 13% of all visits were related to COVID.
• On Sunday, Lee Convenient Care saw 287 patients.

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