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To be fair, this article needed to be posted.

Lindsey Leake, Treasure Coast Newspapers

If it’s been a while since you last wore a mask in public or consciously stood 6 feet apart from others, you’re not alone. But just because the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ended three months ago doesn’t mean infections have subsided.

The Treasure Coast’s eighth wave of coronavirus infections, which began in May, continued to rise in June and July, according to a TCPalm analysis of Florida Department of Health data. So did the state’s 10th wave.

Since the national emergency ended May 11, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties collectively have had over 3,200 new cases — almost double those recorded in March, April and May combined. Local hospitals have seen weekly influxes of infected patients, and nearly 30% of Treasure Coast residents remain unvaccinated.

However, this latest surge pales in comparison to those of the last three summers. In 2021, for example, during the height of the delta variant, over 27,100 locals became infected from June through August.

The region’s ongoing eighth wave is “due to summer travel, crowded airports and cruises, and confirmed by wastewater sampling around the nation,” said Dr. Lyssette Cardona, chair of Cleveland Clinic Martin Health’s infectious diseases department. “This is a reflection that this virus is endemic,” meaning it’s a constant presence in the community.

Cases may continue to rise in the coming weeks, Cardona said, as students settle into the new school year, some people continue their travels and flu season begins. She’s optimistic an updated fall booster shot may help stave off a winter wave.

While a new omicron subvariant — formally named EG.5 and unofficially dubbed “eris” — accounts for the plurality of new cases nationwide, Cardona has not seen it correlate to more severe infections, she said. The World Health Organization on Aug. 9 classified EG.5 a “variant of interest.”

COVID cases

June cases (difference from May)

Indian River: 289 (211% increase) Martin: 367 (143% increase) St. Lucie: 758 (291% increase) Treasure Coast: 1,414 (223% increase) Florida: 40,096 (186% increase)

July cases (difference from June)

Martin: 346 (6% decrease) Indian River: 446 (54% increase) St. Lucie: 779 (3% increase) Treasure Coast: 1,571 (11% increase) Florida: 45,772 (14% increase)

Post-public health emergency cases

Indian River: 803 Martin: 805 St. Lucie: 1,682 Treasure Coast: 3,290 Florida: 96,369

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/2023/07/25/national-geographic-south-florida-shark-week-treasure-coast-st-lucie-county-indian-river-lagoon/70461505007/

FYI:

Edit: The link contained in the following article is for the Indian River County Supervisor of Elections. Contact the Supervisor of Elections in your county for further information.

https://www.sebastiandaily.com/business/florida-residents-must-request-new-vote-by-mail-in-ballots-52840/?fbclid=IwAR268mSs3JjIgRzb-fUf6zUuoj4h3C0EFCK4Xc5gZamwhKM4J-i5yWpZDlQ

I hope everyone made it back to the community after the lemmy.world hack. I had to clear the app (Liftoff) cache and log back in. Everything else looks good.

Jerboa forgets my login between uses. Samsung A71 5g, One UI 5.1

I created a community, Treasure Coast, Florida (!treasurecoastfl), on lemmy.world. I thought that users on other instances could find, read, and join. However, it never appears in search results initiated from other instances. Please explain.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/644931

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Treasure Coast, Florida is a place to discuss subjects and events pertaining to the cities of Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Sebastian, Stuart, Vero Beach, and other Treasure Coast towns.

Rules

1. No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
2. Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
3. No NSFW content.
4. No Ads / Spamming.