The ICUs are full in Florida

[George K]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/10/florida-coronavirus-cases-icu-beds-arizona-texas

And Houston...

And Mississippi...

[jon-nyc]

Time to scale back testing.

[George K]

In Riverside County, California:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-29/riverside-county-icu-beds-hit-99-capacity-the-situation-may-not-be-as-dire-as-it-seems

But, it's not that the beds are filling, it's that there's no staff.

Oh, well, that's totally different.

[xenon]

Where’s the emergency field hospital and naval hospital?

[George K]

@xenon said in The ICUs are full in Florida:

Where’s the emergency field hospital and naval hospital?

Good question. Perhaps Governor "We Need More Ventilators" Cuomo knows?

ETA: Never mind. Rachel Maddow will tell us that they'll never show up on time, so the question is moot.

[jon-nyc]

That would require DeSantis to admit he has a problem.

I mean, besides too much testing.

[jon-nyc]

Miami-Dade ICUs at 90% but get this - yesterday's test positivity rate was 33%. Not a typo, and not a fluke. The 14-day positivity rage is 24%.

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-dade-icu-hospital-beds-hit-90-capacity-as-daily-covid-case-positivity-reaches-33/2260114/

[Loki]

The data is troubling however people need to know that ICU capacity can be doubled without much effort. Also now that electives are going on again the vast majority of admissions are non COVID. This is not whataboutism but a full 360 degree view.

[jon-nyc]

Did I mention Disney World opened today?

[Loki]

@jon-nyc said in The ICUs are full in Florida:

Did I mention Disney World opened today?

The heat alone is deadly enough for me.

[jon-nyc]

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/506823-new-york-to-deliver-remdesivir-to-florida-after-desantis-dismisses-offer?amp&__twitter_impression=true

[Loki]

Real help doesn’t require a press release. Just send it.

[Mik]

@Loki said in The ICUs are full in Florida:

@jon-nyc said in The ICUs are full in Florida:

Did I mention Disney World opened today?

The heat alone is deadly enough for me.

But apparently not for the virus.