CDC: COVID deaths spike in Okaloosa

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that COVID-19 is responsible for 40 deaths reported during the past week in Okaloosa County. The CDC reported 0 deaths the previous week in Okaloosa.

New hospitalizations for people with COVID-19 decreased during the past week in Okaloosa and Walton counties, according to the CDC.

New cases are down in both counties.

In the seven-day period ending February 13, there were 66 new hospital admissions in Okaloosa County, slightly down from 69 admissions the previous week, according to the CDC.

Okaloosa reported 1,117 new COVID-19 cases during the same period according to the CDC. In the previous week, 1,631 new cases were reported, a decrease of 31.51 percent.

OKALOOSA COUNTY 7-DAY REPORT BY THE CDC

Cases	1,117
Case Rate per 100k	530.04
% Positivity	27.32%
Deaths	40
% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated	66.6%
New Hospital Admissions	66

The testing positivity rate is 27.32 percent, down from 36.67 percent last week.

In Walton County, 338 new cases were reported the past week, down from 421 new cases the previous week.

There were 28 new hospital admissions, down from 57 the previous week.

WALTON COUNTY 7-DAY REPORT BY THE CDC

Cases	338
Case Rate per 100k	456.32
% Positivity	18.44%
Deaths	<10
% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated	51.1%
New Hospital Admissions	28

Walton’s positivity rate is 18.44 percent, down from 35.87 percent last week.

The CDC reports the number of deaths is less than 10, a 14.29 percent decrease according to the CDC,

According to the CDC, the transmission level of COVID in Okaloosa and Walton counties is “high.” It recommends that everyone in Okaloosa and Walton wear a mask in public, indoor settings.