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On Wednesday, 216 people were in Leon County hospitals with COVID-19, once again breaking the record for local hospitalizations caused by the virus.

Rose McBride’s symptoms went away for the most part after she was vaccinated, but she still struggles with mild headaches and dizziness a year later.

On Monday, 208 people were in local hospitals with COVID-19, including four children.

A spokesperson at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare confirmed that five of the hospital’s COVID-19 patients are children.

On Wednesday, the Leon Schools reported two cases of COVID-19 — one staff member at Astoria Park Elementary and one student at Apalachee Elementary.

Florida Democratic leaders on Monday challenged Gov. Ron DeSantis’ stance on masking in schools.

In a morning COVID-19 webinar, local health officials urged people to get vaccinated and spoke about the state of the coronavirus in the community.

On Wednesday, Leon County saw the highest number of hospitalizations related to COVID-19 to date, with 147 people in the hospital with the virus.

On Monday, 132 people were in Leon County hospitals with COVID-19, according to local hospital data.

This comes the same week that TMH also confirmed a pregnant woman gave birth after being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19.