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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,201 posts)
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 07:45 PM Jun 2020

Arizona Hits Record-High Hospital Capacity As Coronavirus Cases Climb

Arizona broke record-highs on Tuesday when overall hospital capacity in the state hit 85 percent, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

The number of new daily coronavirus cases continues on an upward trend. On Wednesday, Arizona reported 1,827 new cases, bringing the total count to 40,924 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The day before, the state reported 2,392 new cases, a record single-day high since the outbreak began.

ICU bed capacity in Arizona has reached an all-time high of 83 percent. Wednesday's hospitalization count of 1,582 COVID-19 patients was 62 percent higher than any single day of hospitalizations before June.

Ventilator use is also higher than ever before, with the most recent figures being 44 percent higher than those before June. The Arizona Department of Health Services reported that 346 ventilators were in use as of Wednesday to treat patients with COVID-19.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/arizona-hits-record-high-hospital-capacity-as-coronavirus-cases-climb/ar-BB15COPv?li=BBnb7Kz

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Arizona Hits Record-High Hospital Capacity As Coronavirus Cases Climb (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 OP
"It's just little embers, we're going to stamp them out." soothsayer Jun 2020 #1
How could we see this coming? A true anomaly. Just out of the blue. Newest Reality Jun 2020 #2

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
1. "It's just little embers, we're going to stamp them out."
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 07:55 PM
Jun 2020

“Um. Fire! Fire!! FIRE!!!”

So... what ARE they doing to get this under control?

I hope Birx, Fauci, et al tried to talk truth to Pence today. But I don’t have much hope.

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