A hospital in Arkansas released a video of the current state of its intensive care unit as the state has set a record number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19.
The Charity Hospital of Northwest Arkansas released a clip On facebook Two fathers from “different industries” are shown, both of whom are receiving treatment in the ICU. Neither person was vaccinated.
In the video, the hospital’s chief medical officer, Dr. Sonal Bhakta, showed that as the Delta variant continues to spread in the state and throughout the country, the intubated man is receiving treatment after contracting COVID.
This video urging people to get vaccinated was released when Arkansas recorded the largest single-day increase in COVID-19 since the pandemic began. It jumped 103 to 1,376 on Monday.
“I want to show you what our COVID department looks like, including some of our patients,” Dr. Bhakta said in the clip.
A man with severe COVID symptoms seen in the clip is a 51-year-old law enforcement officer.
“Unfortunately, he is very ill at this time,” Bhakta said. “[His wife] Understand the severity. She has already received the first dose of the vaccine herself and will receive the second dose soon. “
The second patient is the 40-year-old father of an 11-year-old girl. He is also in a critical state.
He is described as the founder and president of a non-profit organization. He “really loves helping others” and spending time with family and friends.
“He married his childhood sweetheart, and today is their anniversary,” Bhakta said.
Hospitals across the country have been urging people to get vaccinated Because their intensive care unit is currently at a tipping pointt Due to the influx of new patients infected with the Delta variant, including children.
On Monday, the Arkansas Department of Health revealed that there are currently There are only eight ICU beds in the state, 286 patients currently use ventilators.
“Today’s report shows some very staggering numbers,” Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson wrote on Twitter. “We have seen the largest increase in the number of hospitalizations in a single day, and it has exceeded our previous COVID hospitalizations.
“Vaccination reduces the hospitalization rate,” he added.
Elsewhere, Hutchinson said he Regret signing the ban on wearing masks At school, because he asked the state legislature to revoke this decision when the number of cases increased.
“Well, the facts will change, and the leader must adapt to the new facts you have and the reality you have to deal with,” Hutchinson said CBS‘ Face the countryon Sunday.
“Whenever I sign a legal case, there are very few cases. We hope that the whole thing is gone as far as the virus is concerned, but with the Delta variant, it makes a comeback,” he added.
“We are launching a vaccine, but children under 12 cannot be vaccinated in school. I realize that we need to provide the local school district with more options to protect these children.
“It was wrong to sign the law. I admit it,” Hutchinson said. “Thank goodness, if the legislature did not take action this week, they did not take action, and the court stepped in and considered it unconstitutional.
“Now we have local flexibility so that schools can make decisions to protect children based on the unique circumstances of the area.”
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