More than 42,000 people were hospitalized nationally with the virus Monday, a figure that’s steadily climbing toward the midsummer peak caused by massive outbreaks within the Sun Belt. within the places hit the toughest , this is often nudging hospitals toward the nightmare scenario of rationing care.
The US isn’t there yet, but the recent rise in confirmed corona virus infections which set a single-day record Saturday of quite 83,000 — is an ominous index of an imminent surge of patients into hospitals. The pattern of this pandemic has been clear: Infections go up, hospitalization rates follow during a few weeks, then deaths spike.
The medical profession vividly remembers the crisis in hospitals within the spring and therefore the catastrophe in northern Italy, where the oldest patients were left untreated in order that doctors could attempt to save younger patients. In Utah, the president of that state’s hospital association, Greg Bell, has warned that within fortnight , the hospitals may need to start rationing care among the foremost seriously ill patients in medical care units.
The border city, which has seen an explosive outbreak within the past few weeks, reported 1,443 new infections Monday — quite double the cases reported Sunday in more-populous ny . County Judge Ricardo Samaniego on Sunday imposed a ten p.m. curfew, with exceptions for work or emergencies. Violators will face a fine of $500.