- Four U.S. states-Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Texas-have run out of hospital ICU beds.
- In Alabama, the intensive care unit exceeded its maximum capacity, and 1,621 patients needed beds, but only 1,537 were available.
- The United States is fighting the new wave of Covid-19, and more than 100,000 people are hospitalized due to Covid every day.
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With the increase in Covid-19 cases (mainly unvaccinated cases), US hospitals are under pressure. According to FBI data, four states—Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Texas—have used up beds in the intensive care unit (ICU), with an occupancy rate of over 90%. Ministry of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tuesday.
However, the situation may be more dire than it seems. According to reports, the Alabama Hospital Association said on Tuesday that the hospital’s ICU beds have been used up. Alabama Television WSFAIt said that there are 1,621 patients in the state who need ICU beds, but only 1,537 beds are available, requiring patients to wait in the emergency room or hospital corridor.
“I think our situation will worsen in the next few days, which is unfortunate because people are not vaccinated when they have the opportunity,” Dr. Don Williamson, president of the association, told the radio station.
At the same time, Georgia, Florida and Texas all had less than 10% of ICU beds on Tuesday. Florida recorded the largest number of Covid-19 hospitalizations, with more than 16,000 hospitalizations recorded every day in the past week. New York Times Tracker.
In general, the United States has been seeing More than 100,000 Covid-19 hospitalizations per day According to the “Times” tracker, in the past week. According to reports, since February, the number of daily hospitalizations related to Covid-19 has never been higher. era.
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that people who were not vaccinated 29 times more likely to be hospitalized Than vaccinated people. It also found that unvaccinated people are 4.9 times more likely to contract Covid-19 than unvaccinated people.
The United States has fully vaccinated 52% of the population, The Times tracking device Express. However, according to a follow-up report by The Times, the vaccination rates in southern states such as Alabama, Georgia and Texas are below average, 38%, 41% and 47% respectively.The only exception among the four states with severe bed capacity in intensive care units is Florida, which has a vaccination rate of 53%, The Times tracking device show.
According to data from the United States, since the beginning of the pandemic, the United States has recorded more than 39 million Covid-19 cases and more than 640,000 deaths. Johns Hopkins University.
