Covid Hospitalizations Hit Crisis Levels in Southern I.C.U.s
Posted on AllSides September 15th, 2021
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Hospitals in the southern United States are running dangerously low on space in intensive care units, as the Delta variant has led to spikes in coronavirus cases not seen since last year’s deadly winter wave.
One in four hospitals now reports more than 95 percent of I.C.U. beds occupied — up from one in five last month. Experts say it can become difficult to maintain standards of care for the sickest patients in hospitals where all or nearly all I.C.U. beds are occupied.
In June, when Covid-19 cases were at their lowest...
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