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irisblue

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Thu Sep 16, 2021, 06:06 PM Sep 2021

Hey!Central Ohio- don't get hurt, don't get sick [View all]

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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