2022 E-Insights Report
Key Insights on COVID-19 Related Measures
The Tampa Bay MSA, along with other °®¶¹´«Ã½ MSAs, experienced a huge increase in the COVID-19 incidence rate in August 2021. The Tampa Bay MSA registered the highest COVID-19 incidence rate among all comparison MSAs in August 2021.
The COVID-19 ICU bed utilization rate peaked for all the MSAs in the months of January and September 2021. The Tampa Bay region’s COVID-19 ICU bed utilization rate was the lowest among °®¶¹´«Ã½ MSAs. Jacksonville experienced the highest COVID-19 ICU bed utilization rate among all the comparison MSAs at the beginning of September 2021.
In terms of vaccination rates, The Tampa Bay region ranks third among the four °®¶¹´«Ã½ MSAs.