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Original title: The cumulative number of new coronary pneumonia diagnoses in the United States is nearly 40 million, 1 in 8 people is diagnosed
At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States is approaching 40 million, and the number of deaths has exceeded 644,000. This means that 1 in 8 Americans will be diagnosed and 1 in 510 Americans will die of new coronary pneumonia.
Hospitals overwhelmed by worsening outbreak in Hawaii
According to the ABC report, due to the spread of the Delta mutant strain, the recent epidemic in Hawaii has worsened particularly. Before July, the seven-day average daily increase in the number of cases in the state was 46. By September 3, the number had soared to 881, and the local hospitals were overwhelmed.
Local medical staff said that the number of tourists has increased since July, and the number of cases has begun to increase sharply, while the local government has failed to implement a series of prevention and control measures including strengthening rapid virus testing and strengthening the tracking of contacts of infected cases.
The medical staff blamed the local government’s inaction for the current bad situation in the state, and said that if the local government does not take measures, the state’s hospitals may face a “serious crisis” and may even need to “rationalize” limited medical resources. system”.
Number of inpatients and intensive care unit in Idaho reaches new high
The epidemic in Idaho is also getting worse. This week, the number of emergency room visits, the number of hospitalized patients, and the number of patients in the intensive care unit in Idaho reached new highs.
Some experts said that by mid-September, the state may add 30,000 new cases every week. At present, there is a severe shortage of beds and staff in local hospitals. Some hospitals are ready to follow the standard of care in a “state of crisis”, that is, to give scarce medical resources to patients who are most likely to survive.
Nilaj Sony, a medical staff member of the St. Luke Regional Medical Center in Idaho: In all of our places, our inpatient wards are fully operational, so patients either get better and can go home or die of disease. Only then will the bed be vacated.
(Edited by Kelly Lu)
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