Lee Health held a ‘100 Days of Coronavirus’ conference call Wednesday to discuss how our community is handling the spread of the coronavirus.
The first case of coronavirus in Lee County was reported on March 6, 2020. Since then, Lee County has racked up 3,187 cases of the virus. Wednesday, 141 COVID-19 patients were being treated in Lee Health hospitals, compared to 106 COVID-19 patients three weeks ago.
Dr. Antonucci believes our community is suffering from ‘coronavirus fatigue.’
“Being out in the community, I am concerned that this fatigue is leading to more and more people not wearing masks and practicing social distancing. I see it when I go out to our shops, our stores, and our grocery stores.”
He is urging everyone to wear a mask and keep a safe, physical distance from other people every time people leave their homes, citing CDC research that cloth masks prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Dr. Antonucci is urging the public to assume coronavirus can be spread through asymptomatic carriers, people with no symptoms, so masks can keep others from spreading the virus.
