Health leaders in Jacksonville say COVID-19 cases continue to trend down
“Largely, Northeast Florida is over the omicron wave. We continue to see lessening cases, lessening hospitalizations, and we’re moving into the tail end hopefully of this pandemic,” said Chad Neilsen, UF Health Jacksonville director of accreditation and infection prevention.Neilsen says, right now, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel.
“I certainly think, after omicron, if I’ve ever been optimistic about ending this pandemic, this is probably a good point where omicron is pushing us to a state of, instead of pandemic, endemic,” Neilsen said., widely considered stealthier than the original version of omicron because particular genetic traits make it somewhat harder to detect. It has already been found in 74 countries. Looking at the U.S., it has been found in 47 states, including Florida.“We are certainly watching this BA.
The Cuba Hunter Community Center now offers both rapid and PCR COVID-19 testing. Previously, the site only offered PCR.
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