CALIFORNIA and IHME STUDY LINK
Orange County
Orange County Reports 71 New Coronavirus Cases, 2 More Deaths; Sheriff Releasing Inmates Early
Of the county’s 321 cases, 75 residents contracted the virus through travel, 27 by person-to-person spread and 75 were community acquired. The remaining 73 cases are under investigation.
Most of the cases, 134, have been reported in the 18-49 age range...
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes announced he would be releasing low-level offenders with less than 10 days remaining on their sentence and inmates who the CDC defined as medically vulnerable.
CBS LA
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/orange-county-reports-71-new-coronavirus-cases-2-more-deaths-sheriff-releasing-inmates-early/ar-BB11OodK
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Sacramento County
Federal officials eye Sleep Train Arena as possible field hospital amid coronavirus outbreak
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday it is looking for facilities across the U.S., including in the Sacramento area, that could be turned into field hospitals during the novel coronavirus outbreak
Channel 3 KCRA
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/federal-officials-eye-sleep-train-arena-as-possible-field-hospital-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/ar-BB11OFAO
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Santa Clara
Santa Cruz County Health: COVID-19 surge “will exceed bed capacity”
Newel said she’s expecting the surge to begin within the next two weeks. It’s in line with a recent study from The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent research center at the University of Washington quantifying global health challenges.
The IHME said the peak of the virus will come April 24, and while the state has enough hospital beds for their projections, the state is short about 300 intensive care units.
They project the United States’ peak resource use will take place April 14, and the country is short 49,292 beds and 14,601 intensive care units.
KSBW Channel 8
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/santa-cruz-county-health-covid-19-surge-will-exceed-bed-capacity/ar-BB11P4LY
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IHME STUDY HERE:
https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections
MedCram Lecture
Dr. Roger Seheult
Mar 27
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 45: Sharing Ventilators, More on Sleep, Immunity, & COVID-19 Prevention
The state of New York has approved the use of one ventilator for multiple patients during a surge or crisis. Dr. Seheult discusses some of the implications and challenges of this practice. Dr. Seheult also builds upon the research he explained in Update 16 (https://youtu.be/qqZYEgREuZ8) and Update 17 (https://youtu.be/wlbM6VVkVZM) about important connections between sleep and immunity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1zsE9_85i4
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MedCram Lecture
Dr. Roger Seheult
Mar 26
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 44: Loss of Smell & Conjunctivitis in COVID-19, Is Fever Helpful?
There is new evidence that loss of smell (anosmia) may be an indicator of COVD-19 infection. New reports also suggest that COVID-19 may cause conjunctivitis (pink eye), and be potentially spread through contact with the conjunctiva. Dr. Seheult discusses evidence about how untreated fever may be beneficial for fighting viral illnesses such as coronavirus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4eu-h_owaI