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Bay Area hospitals slammed by Covid-19 surge: ‘The E.R. is full’

• x86_64Ubuntu 6y ago
  Not surprising. I was wondering when the Christmas surge was going to hit our medical system. Only problem is that with a full ER, folks that could have survived with minimal care end up dying or deteriorating because all the beds are full and because the staff is overworked.
  • pmiller2 6y ago
    Isn't it obvious when the surge would happen? Cases spike about 10 days after the precipitating events. Deaths spike about 3 weeks after the event, so, we'll be seeing a huge increase in deaths in about 2 weeks.
    • chapium 6y ago
      I don't think we ever see a perfect 10 day spike, but the holidays seem like a catalyst for spread and allow the virus to produce more and larger generations.
      • pmiller2 6y ago
        Well, yes, that's what the word "about" means.... I'm not sure what you're getting at?
• redis_mlc 6y ago
  Looks legit using the official hospital status link: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/dashboard-hospitals.aspx https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/dashboard-hospita... FYI: for most of 2020, the SV ICUs were almost empty (seemingly unknown to HN readers), so this is a real tsunami of admissions.