Not every patient needs to be in ICU. They can be in normal rooms in isolation. The ones in ICU are the criticals. According to the up-to-date statistics, there are a total of 12 serious or critical current cases nationwide.
It's more likely people are hospitalized for observation as a precaution rather than placed into critical care.
Also, these are statewide numbers not just New York City, so not every patient is going to one hospital.
The lack of demographic statistics causes people to jump to conclusions that may or may not necessarily be true.
And maybe I'm not clued in but this is the first time I've ever heard of "Gothamist" as a source. They may be perfectly legit but I take every article now a days with a grain of salt. Especially so when a simple article requires the input of 3 reporters. But that's just me.
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