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Hospitalizations spike up, two regions starting to see ICU issues

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The number of patients in Illinois hospitals with COVID-19 hit 1,713 as of Wednesday night, the highest number since mid-June, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported.

On June 18, there were 1,852 COVID-19 patients in hospitals, and tallies had diminished since then. The state’s hospitals were most crowded with virus sufferers in the spring with counts in the high 4,000s and more than 5,000 on a few days.

The number of COVID-19 patients in ICU beds as of Wednesday was 400, the highest since June 29 when 401 people with the virus were in intensive care. However, 35% of Illinois’ hospital beds and 38% of ICU beds were available as of Thursday, the IDPH reported. […]

The spike in hospitalizations could be connected with Labor Day, Sept. 7, said Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital physician Daniel Boyle.

According to the latest IDPH numbers, Region 8, which encompasses DuPage and Kane counties, is down to 25 percent availability for intensive care units. Region 6, which is eastern and southeastern Illinois, is down to 24 percent ICU availability.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Sep 25, 20 @ 10:37 am

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Statewide

Sep. 21 - ICU - COIVD 367 - Non COVID 1749
Sep. 23 - ICU - COIVD 400 - Non COIVD 1946

Are hospitals completing more surgeries right now? Capacity strained now as hospitals and doctors bring patients back in for operations that had been put off?

Comment by Cool Papa Bell Friday, Sep 25, 20 @ 10:48 am
Too early to be a spike in hospitalizations due to Labor Day. This is likely a spike in hospitalizations paced to the spike in cases in mid-august.

Right now, we will be starting to see a spike in cases from labor day (people catching and spreading asymptomatically for 7-10 days) and will see hospitalization increase in about 2 weeks.

Just based on past trends.

Comment by Ok Friday, Sep 25, 20 @ 10:50 am
Yeah, but the young are invincible and I need to hang out with my bar buddies! /s

Comment by Precinct Captain Friday, Sep 25, 20 @ 11:06 am
Spike is the plural of uptick.

Comment by Dotnonymous Friday, Sep 25, 20 @ 11:19 am