BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – New numbers from the Florida Department of Health show a reported single-day record in new resident hospitalizations across the state with 517.
While that puts a strain on some medical staff, some nurses told News 6 it doesn’t compare to what they saw in the northeast earlier this year.In April, News 6 profiled the initial 15 nurses from Rockledge Regional Medical Center who traveled north to work at Morton Hospital.
At the time, Brevard County only had 156 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases. As of Tuesday at 10 a.m., there was 4,413 reported positive cases.
Morton Hospital is located in Taunton, a suburb of Boston. Both Morton Hospital and Rockledge Regional Medical Center are owned by Steward Health Care.