At least 56 intensive care units in Florida hospitals have reached full capacity and 35 others have said bed space is below 10 percent, according to CNN.
On Wednesday, 43 ICUs throughout 21 Florida counties hit capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the biggest surges coming from Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange and Hillsborough.
“It’s a false narrative to take comfort in a lower rate of death,” Fauci said on Tuesday during a live-streamed press conference with Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala. “There's so many other things that are very dangerous and bad about this virus, don't get yourself into a false complacency.”
California has also seen a spike in coronavirus cases, with all-time highs in hospitalizations and a more than 2% increase in Los Angeles.
Anthony Fauci, the top infectious diseases expert in the U.S., cautioned against having “false complacency” as the virus continues to run rampant.
“The death rate is lower, I admit that. Because people in general [who are contracting it], are young or healthier. But that doesn't mean that you could not get seriously ill," Fauci said, attributing many of the spikes to what he said were premature reopenings and liftings of stay-at-home orders.
“We have a situation right now that we've got to proceed to continue to try and open but in a safe, measured, very prudent manner,” Fauci said.
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