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> I believe a higher percentage of ICU beds are occupied nationally than at any point in the pandemic According to the data you linked: COVID ICU Beds Occu
by theli0nheart 5y ago
> I believe a higher percentage of ICU beds are occupied nationally than at any point in the pandemic
According to the data you linked:
COVID ICU Beds Occupied:
January 17-23, 2022 : 26,236
January 4-10, 2021 : 29,175
So there were 2,939 (or ~11%) more beds occupied due to COVID about a year ago.
- eli 5y agoSure but that's not what I said. A higher percentage of all ICU beds are occupied today than at any point on the graph. If you need an ICU bed and one isn't available, you probably don't really care if that's because too many covid patients or reduced ICU capacity or a shortage of nurses. In any event, would you agree that hospitals cancelling elective surgeries is indicative of an overworked system?