The Oregon Department of Health reported that the number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized has increased for the third consecutive day.
On Friday, the Oregon Department of Health reported that on August 13, 733 patients in Oregon were hospitalized for COVID-19, a 63% increase from August 12. Health authorities also stated that there were 1,785 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the state’s total to 238,463.
In addition, 7 people died from COVID-19, which increased the death toll in Oregon to 2,935.
David Zonies is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). He talked to KGW-TV about the increasing number of COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital.
“Our hospital is overcrowded,” Zonis said. “When patients should be admitted to a hospital bed, they are boarding in the emergency room and receiving care. Our intensive care unit is full. Our doctors and nurses are exhausted and are naturally frustrated because this crisis can be avoided. This It’s like watching the wreckage of a train coming and knowing that there is a chance to change the track, but when we see the unnecessary loss of life, we feel helpless.”
“This is why we all have to do our part to get vaccinated indoors and wear masks,” Zonis concluded.
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Dr. Grant Niskanen is the Vice President of Medical Affairs at Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He talked to KGW-TV about the number of young patients who arrived at the hospital with COVID-19 and needed to replace their vital organs.
“A few weeks ago, one of us had a lung transplant,” Niskanen said. “We now have a second person who is undergoing a lung transplant evaluation. When I talk about patients-like the 9 or 10 patients currently in our hospital, that is an acute infection-this is not talking about 4 or 5 patients already here After staying for more than 20 days, they are no longer infected, but still need a lot of high-flow oxygen, and we cannot send them home.”
Niskanen finally urged all citizens of Oregon to get vaccinated to curb the spread of COVID-19 and other viral mutations.
According to health authorities, on Friday, the state immunization registry added 8,660 new doses of COVID vaccine.Oregon has received 2,713,474 doses of the first and second doses PfizerAccording to health authorities, 1,805,823 doses of Moderna’s first and second doses, and 188,400 doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine.
