STAFF REPORT
SARASOTA –– Over the past two days––Tuesday and Wednesday––three more people have died as a result of the COVID-19 disease Sarasota Memorial Hospital officials reported Wednesday.
That brings the total number of deaths at the hospital to 8.
In addition, 11 SMH employees have tested positive for the disease and continue to be monitored at home.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the hospital had tested more than 870 people with 35 negative results, 72 positive results and 62 results pending.
Of those testing positive, which includes people tested by other agencies, 32 have been admitted to SMH and are undergoing treatment.
Finally, 44 people who tested positive have been discharged from the hospital or ER with follow-up monitoring by the Florida Department of Health.
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