On Tuesday there were 11,064 patients in Florida hospitals with COVID-19, a small decline from the previous day. The number has stayed between 11,000 and 12,000 for more than two weeks, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. There were 196 patients under 18 in the hospital with COVID, down from 206 on Monday. A significant number of hospitalized patients were admitted to the hospital for other reasons and tested positive later.