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irisblue

(34,267 posts)
Thu Sep 16, 2021, 05:06 PM Sep 2021

Hey!Central Ohio- don't get hurt, don't get sick

source--https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/coronavirus/2021/09/16/hospital-leaders-ers-urgent-cares-overrun-covid-patients/8349235002/

snip--"Fewer than two-dozen hospital beds remained open in Franklin County on Thursday, forcing hospital leaders to again sound the alarm on surging COVID-19 infections."

snip--"In Franklin County alone, just 10 of 562 ICU beds were available as of Thursday morning and 11 of the county's 2,276 general medical or surgical beds were open, said Jeff Klingler, president and CEO of the Central Ohio Hospital Council."

snip--"At least 3,580 Ohioans were hospitalized with the virus as of Thursday, with thousands being diagnosed with the disease each day. On Thursday, 8,349 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, according to the Ohio Department of Health."

snip--"OhioHealth's Doctors Hospital ICU was at 99% capacity while Riverside Methodist Hospital's ICU was 98% full and Grant Medical Center was 93% full as of the week of Sept. 3. Ohio State Wexner Medical Center was 89.9% full, data shows."

more at article.

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Hey!Central Ohio- don't get hurt, don't get sick (Original Post) irisblue Sep 2021 OP
Delta seems to be on a new march north. Tomconroy Sep 2021 #1
When I was just checking out Worldometers BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #2

BigmanPigman

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2. When I was just checking out Worldometers
Thu Sep 16, 2021, 06:48 PM
Sep 2021

I noticed that Ohio has over 8,000 new cases and my eyes popped out. That's A LOT!

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