Comment Comment by dragonwriter > Are they really overwhelming hospitals?Yes.> This keeps being repeated but most hospitals operate at about 80% capacity as-is.They aren't overwhelming total hospital capacity, they are overwhelming specialized resource capacity, particularly ICU capacity.> Places in Tennessee and Florida are currently, with COVID-19, operating at about 80%In Florida and numerous other states (not Tennessee), there are significant areas over 95% ICU capacity. [0][0] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/17/us/covid-delt... parent dragonwriter 5 years ago
Yes.
> This keeps being repeated but most hospitals operate at about 80% capacity as-is.
They aren't overwhelming total hospital capacity, they are overwhelming specialized resource capacity, particularly ICU capacity.
> Places in Tennessee and Florida are currently, with COVID-19, operating at about 80%
In Florida and numerous other states (not Tennessee), there are significant areas over 95% ICU capacity. [0]
[0] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/17/us/covid-delt...