US Coronavirus: Covid-19 Hospitalizations In The US Reach Levels Not Seen Since Last Winter's Surge

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Source: CNN/MSN

(22 mins. ago).

The spread of the Omicron variant is causing widespread disruption across the US as hospitalizations reach a level not seen since the 2020-21 holiday surge. More than 141,000 Americans were hospitalized with Covid-19 as of Monday, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services, nearing the record of 142,246 hospitalizations on January 14, 2021.

The burden is straining health care networks as hospitals juggle staffing issues caused by the increased demand coupled with employees, who are at a higher risk of infection, having to isolate and recover after testing positive. In Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam declared a limited state of emergency Monday as the number of ICU hospitalizations more than doubled since December 1.

The order allows hospitals to expand bed capacity and give more flexibility in staffing, he said, adding that it also expands the use of telehealth as well as expands which medical professionals can give vaccines. In Texas, at least 2,700 medical staffers are being hired, trained and deployed to assist with the surge, joining more than 1,300 personnel already sent across the state, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement to CNN.

Kentucky has mobilized the National Guard to provide support, with 445 members sent to 30 health care facilities, the state announced. "Omicron continues to burn through the commonwealth, growing at levels we have never seen before. Omicron is significantly more contagious than even the Delta variant," said Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, noting the earlier variant that spurred a surge of cases in the summer and fall months...


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[Skittles]

1. the holiday gatherings come home to roost

fuck the selfish assholes who just couldn't bear to do the right thing

[twodogsbarking]

2. Let's recap. It was predicted and it happened.

Quote some statistics and it is dejavualloveragain.

[IronLionZion]

3. Mostly unvaccinated who are hospitalized

sure we can all get infected but vaccinated are less likely to need hospitalization.

[YP_Yooper]

4. Not completely true from recent news.

There is a huge difference between people WITH COVID and people in BECAUSE of COVID.

CDC said something like 40-50% of hospitalizations now are for people who may test positive, but doesn't have anything to do with COVID - vacc' or not vacc'd.

Now what you say about is very true if all you have is COVID. Vacc'd are orders of magnitude more safe.

That's why there's a push for better data reporting.

[IronLionZion]

5. They're hospitalized for something else

and had a routine test for COVID even if they don't have any symptoms.

People hospitalized because they have COVID are almost entirely unvaccinated. The rest are immune compromised.


https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#covidnet-hospitalizations-vaccination