Sunday, December 27, 2020

Central and Southern California have 0 percent I.C.U. capacity

Central and Southern California have 0 percent I.C.U. capacity, in a state already low on hospital beds. 
—NYT
     California, the wealthiest and most populous state of the world’s wealthiest country, has long had a dearth of hospital beds — just 1.8 beds per 1,000 people, according to 2018 data compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Now a record-shattering slew of coronavirus cases has wiped out intensive care unit capacity in a large swath of the state.

1 comment:

Bob said...

Maybe much of this would end if some folks wore masks, keep their distance, and took this virus seriously. And respected others, and helped medical personnel get some rest.

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