65 WI Counties At "Critically High" Levels Of COVID Spread; 90% Of State's Hospital Beds Full

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Wisconsin and 65 counties are at “critically high” levels of Covid-19 spread, and 90% of the state’s hospital beds are full, the Health Department said.

The Mayo Clinic Health System said it has no empty beds left at its hospitals in the northwest of Wisconsin. “The public urgently needs to treat Covid-19 as the health emergency it is to prevent the health care system from being overwhelmed,” the health system said in a statement Wednesday.

That’s as the United States had record high hospitalizations for a second straight day. On Wednesday, 65,368 people were hospitalized, up from Tuesday’s record of 61,964, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That’s double the number a month ago.

Wisconsin’s Health Department just created the “critically high” level that’s almost three times higher than the previous top level, it said Wednesday. “This new category indicates how alarming COVID-19 activity is in counties and regions throughout Wisconsin,” the department said in a release.

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https://keyt.com/news/money-and-business/2020/11/11/65-wisconsin-counties-at-critically-high-levels-of-covid-19-as-hospital-beds-fill/

[LakeArenal]

1. Please contact Ron Johnson. His fault.