Brevard remains a community of medium COVID-19 transmission for second week in a row
Brevard County remained a community of medium COVID-19 transmission for the second week in a row, though the positivity rate fell from the previous week, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Between Aug. 25 and Aug. 31, the CDC reported 1,258 new COVID-19 cases and estimated there were 208.99 cases per 100,000 population in the county. The agency reported the same numbers the previous week. However, the positivity rate was down to 19.75% compared to the previous week, when it was calculated at 24.53%.
Because at-home test kits go unreported and not everyone with symptoms takes a test, there could be more infections in the community.
The Space Coast is still a community of medium transmission, a status the CDC calculates through a combination of hospitalizations and case rates. There were 59 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Brevard from Aug. 24 to Aug. 30, the CDC said.
From Aug. 25 to Aug. 31, there were fewer than 10 COVID-related deaths in Brevard, though the CDC did not provide a specific number, as was the case the previous week. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 2,151 COVID-related deaths in Brevard.
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In communities of high transmission, masks should be worn indoors, and residents are advised to get vaccinated and take a COVID test if they feel unwell, according to the CDC. On the Space Coast, 65.9% of the total population has been fully vaccinated.
Nationwide, 71.7% of Americans ages 5 and older have been fully vaccinated, though only 48.6% in that age group have received their first booster. There have been 94,385,669 reported COVID-19 cases and 1,041,280 deaths nationwide since the beginning of the pandemic.
Where to get vaccinated
Brevard residents can get vaccinated at three Florida Department of Health sites.
Viera clinic, at 2555 Judge Fran Jamieson Way.
Melbourne clinic, 601 E. University Blvd.
Titusville clinic, 611 N. Singleton Ave.
Vaccines are also offered at Omni Healthcare’s offices, as well as at its walk-in vaccination clinic located in Suite 303 on the third floor of 1344 S. Apollo Blvd. in Melbourne, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Residents can also get vaccinated from 9 a.m. to noon in Suite 2C of Omni’s 1344 S. Apollo Blvd. complex.
Finch Walker is a Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or fwalker@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @_finchwalker
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