July 14, 2020
By: Staff Report
TAMPA, Fla. – According to the Agency for Health Care Administration hospital database, as of Tuesday, in Hillsborough County, there are 3,347 total hospital beds in Hillsborough County, with 617 available.
The Agency for Health Care Administration hospital database breaks down ICU Bed availability and for the county and is reporting 7.49% for adult ICU beds available or a total number of 28.
Of those hospitalizations, the database is reporting that 293 of those hospitalizations are from a primary diagnosis of COVID-19.
According to the Florida Department of Health on Tuesday, Florida has the second-highest number of test results reported in one day with a positivity rate that remains under 12 percent for the second day.
On July 12, 112,624 test results were reported to the state and 11.51 percent of new cases tested positive.
We will update the hospitalization capacity rates for beds and ICU beds as the data changes.
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