The coronavirus toll in California reached another alarming target on Thursday, with health officials announcing a record of 37 deaths in one day and a total of 10,106,000 newly confirmed cases in two days.
The most populous U.S. More than 1000 deaths have been reported in the state in the last five days. Its total number of cases now stands at 1.7 million, the same as in Spain, surpassing only eight countries. The overall death toll in the state has reached 21,860.
Many California hospitals have lost the ability to treat severe cases, and the situation is complicating the care of non-cowardly patients. ICU capacity reached 0% in Southern California on Thursday.
“It’s assigned six or seven patients instead of one or three,” said Arlene Brio, a respiratory therapist at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital in Rain County. “There are probably two areas that are clean but we’re all thinking eventually it will all become covid.”
The mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, who is fed up with his daughter’s exposure, gave a briefing to city residents, warning that in a few days LA County could declare a systemic emergency by keeping all hospitals out of the public space and out of staff. Is. Hospitals are planning to identify areas such as parking and conference rooms that can be used to care for patients.
He also reminded residents that the governor had earlier announced that the state had ordered additional, 1,000 additional body bags and dozens of refrigerated trucks ready to use many of the corpses as temporary morgues for existing coffins. “It scares me, and it will scare you,” Garcetti said.
The number of per capita infections in California has been very low for months, while other states have been condemned. The massive increase in infections began in October and most people ignore safety measures and socialize with others. Recently, health officials said they have seen cases reported from gatherings during Halloween and Thanksgiving. They have urged residents not to stay with other householders during Christmas and New Year.
Muntu Davis of Los Angeles County said that, based on the science of broadcasting Covid-1 of, “the destruction we now experience” is due to infected people being in close or direct contact with another person or group. Health officer.
Officials fear the state may not yet see its worst days. Models posted online by the California Department of Public Health predict that California’s hospitals could be filled with 75,000 patients in the next four weeks, five times the current level. An average of 400 people can die every day.
Estimates of hospital admissions are based on increasing cases of the current rate of infection without people taking extra precautions to avoid spreading the virus.
Amy Arlund, a nurse at the Covid-19 unit at Kaiser Permanent Fresno Medical Center, said she was seeking advice to be able to show up for work every day, and was disappointed that her community was going through a rush again. Infection. “We behave like we spend,” he said. “We are considered to be the most trusted business in the United States, and if we trust very well, why don’t people listen to us?”
Amid the upheaval, San Diego County suspended enforcement of the Covid-19 ban on restaurants and live adult entertainment establishments. The move came after a judge extended his order to rescue two strip clubs from a state shutdown order, surprisingly saying the ruling applies more widely to restaurants.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfill said the government had not presented “any evidence” that security enforcement agencies were contributing to the increase.
California has opened five alternative care facilities, including Sacramento’s former NBA Arena and two state-run development centers, to reduce the burden on hospitals. The other 1,555 beds were what state officials call a “warm state,” meaning they can get up within days to receive patients. State officials have also joined forces with the Department of Defense. Mercy is in talks to use the hospital ship’s staff, even if they don’t use the ship.
Due to the high number of cases in the state and other parts of the country, San Francisco on Thursday issued a 10-day travel quarantine for anyone traveling to the area from elsewhere. An average of 242 new cases are reported in the city in a single day, although the growth rate has slowed down a bit, meaning there is still time to turn around the “terrible situation”, said Public Health Director Dr. Said Grant Colfex.
