Latest COVID Spike Isn't Swamping NYC Hospitals Like Before

[pstokely]

https://hamodia.com/2021/12/18/latest-covid-spike-isnt-swamping-nyc-hospitals-like-before/

"NEW YORK (AP) -
Soaring COVID-19 case numbers, long testing lines and event cancellations might feel a bit like déjà vu, but so far New York City hospitals aren’t seeing a repeat of the surges that swamped emergency rooms early in the pandemic.

The state reported Saturday that nearly 22,000 people had tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday — eclipsing the previous day’s mark for the highest single-day total for new cases since testing became widely available. More than half of the positive results were in the city.

But new hospitalizations and deaths — so far — are averaging well below their spring 2020 peak and even where they were this time last year, during a winter wave that came as vaccinations were just beginning, city data shows.

Mount Sinai Health System’s emergency rooms are seeing about 20% more patients — with all conditions — in recent days, according to Dr. Eric Legome, who oversees two of the network’s seven ERs. But at least so far, “we’re seeing a lot more treat-and-release” coronavirus patients than in earlier waves, he said."

[Tomconroy]

1. Too early to know exactly what will happen

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But hospitalizations will definitely go up.
The good news is NYC is extremely vaxxed.

[LisaL]

2. In my state hospitals are already swamped.

They are cancelling elective surgeries.

[nolabear]

3. K because this is important.

We aren’t experiencing another first wave. We’ve got a vaccine that helps a LOT and testing that helps us know when we can be together in small groups. And some of us have wised up and will do the safe thing, even when we’d like to scream too. But screaming doesn’t help. Working together helps.

Keep hope alive, and it might keep us all alive.

[Scrivener7]

4. Fingers crossed, taking all precautions.

[Wounded Bear]

5. So far, but let's see how the post holiday surges pan out...

you know there will be spikes in cases in the first half of January.

[Hortensis]

6. It may be that sheer numbers of lighter cases may overwhelm

hospital and clinic services in places but with a significantly lower death rate per capita.

However this develops, this is no time to need medical care. Stay safe.