ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — It’s been a year to the day since northeast Florida had its first COVID-19 cases.
Flagler Health in St. Johns County had one of the first.
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During this time one year ago, doctors knew very little about COVID-19, but hospitals knew it was only a matter of time before the virus hit.
We spoke with Dr. Brian Kiekover, Flagler Hospital’s emergency medical director on Wednesday.
He said while staff members were anticipating the virus, that first case was still surreal.
The days, weeks and months to follow were a whirlwind of trial-and-error treatments as guidelines were constantly changing.
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