12 Worst States for COVID-19 Critical Care Trends
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The average number of adult COVID-19 patients in intensive care beds rose to 1,610 in the week ending Sept. 2, up 15. 3% from the previous week’s total and up 50% from the previous four weeks. According to United States. Centers for Disaster Control and Prevention.
In states with at least 4 adult COVID-19 patients in intensive care, the replacement percentage in the number of intensive care patients ranged from a low of 36% in Hawaii to an increase of more than 100%. The recounts were downplayed in seven states and Puerto Rico. Half of the states with knowledge experienced an increase of more than 12%.
For a review of the 12 states with the largest increases in the number of those patients, see the gallery. (We excluded states with fewer than 4 adult COVID-19 care patients in the previous week and states where the number fell from zero. )
For agents and counselors, one of the questions is whether the current wave of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States will lead to a noticeable increase in mortality.
The CDC’s most recent death counts, which are included in a weekly flu tracking report, show that the overall very early and incomplete death count in the U. S. is still in decline. This is 7. 3% more than the comparable early overall record recorded in August 2019. , before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but 1. 1% less than the comparable overall average of July 2023.
The growing number of adult COVID-19 patients in intensive care may simply be a sign that the new wave will lead to an increase in deaths.
The average number of adult COVID-19 patients in intensive care in the week ending Sept. 2 dropped sharply from 4,614 in the comparable week of 2022.
Approximately 8. 7% of adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the following week were in intensive care. The percentage of all adult patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who were in intensive care increased from 8. 3% the previous week, compared to 10% in the 4 weeks. before, and below the 13% of the same week in 2022.
One of the obstacles to tracking ICU awareness trends is that the numbers in many states are low and the state government or CDC may hide the figures to violate patient privacy.
Another barrier to tracking critical care use trends for COVID-19 is the reduction in the number of hospitals taking the time to report COVID-19 data to the CDC.
The United States has a total of about 919,000 inpatient hospital beds, according to the American Hospital Association.
The number of hospital beds included in the latest CDC data has fallen to about 694,000, down 7.7% from the number included a year ago. The number of beds in the data has dropped 2.2% in California, 2.6% in Florida and 8.9% in Texas…
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