Posted on 03/17/2020 8:06:56 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
New York officials say the state’s coronavirus total has jumped to 1,700, with at least 19% hospitalized. They said the number of cases will continue to rise as the state receives more test results. New York has 53,000 hospital beds and 3,000 ICU beds, far short of what state health officials are predicting will be needed, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
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What percent of the hospitalized are in IC?
exactly
Put everyday sick people in military base hospitals so city hospitals can be used to treat the virus while NOT compromising military readiness...
Some 65 ICU beds were occupied by coronavirus patients as of Sunday afternoon, Cuomo said
Wonder when the articles blaming state and local democrats for this will ve coming out.
/s
we all know what this really is
national total of us hospital beds decreased 35% from 1.5 million in 1975 to 931,000 in 2017
https://www.statista.com/statistics/185860/number-of-all-hospital-beds-in-the-us-since-2001/
So 3.8% of those tested and found positive have ended up in ICU.
How does that change the numbers already hospitalized, or the numbers that are going to need it in the future? Stop the denial.
It helps with the panic that is currently gutting our country.
Where are all the stories about all the people who are recovering just fine?
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Here’s a story...
Nashville Music Scene’s First Coronavirus Survivor Speaks Out: ‘I’ve Never Felt More Influential in This Town’
And, another...
Another...
Another...
https://www.foxnews.com/media/coronavirus-survivors-story-shows-importance-of-social-distancing
And, several, in one article...
There is no panic gutting our country. There are serious actions being taken to slow this pandemic down, and there is serious talk about it. It’s a real thing. Doubtless a few people panic, but that is not what this is about.
How many of the 18% are hospitalized because it is necessary, and how many just because the hospitals can make huge amounts of money by renting out beds by the day?
See my post #73...fyi :)
many do
some are just riding the wave of hysteria
How many of the 18% are hospitalized because it is necessary, and how many just because the hospitals can make huge amounts of money by renting out beds by the day?
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First...You DO realize that NY already runs at 80% capacity in the (3,000 beds, TOTAL, for the state) ICU beds, BEFORE any coronavirus patients, right?
Second....NY is probably the closest state we have to a socialists dream. They are letting ANYONE in those available ICU beds, if they aren’t truly in need.
Agreed. The need for earlier testing will also become apparent. And by then, the mission of cooling down the hot spots might be rather difficult.
The public discussion didn’t cause the extent of slowdown in tomorrow’s economic activity. The censorship and deceit did.
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