Prognosis
Covid Strains Hospitals in U.S. South, Echoing Pandemic Peak
- Mississippi hospitals directed to halt elective procedures
- New daily hospitalizations at highest level since late April
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Hospitals in states where Covid-19 cases are once again surging are beginning to feel the strain in their emergency departments and intensive care units.
State health officials in Mississippi have told hospitals there to delay many elective surgeries beginning next week and are forming a central command to help search for ICU beds. As of Tuesday, 28 hospitals in the Gulf state didn’t have any ICU beds available as Covid-19 admissions tax hospitals that are already dealing with everyday emergencies like strokes and car crashes, said Jim Craig, senior deputy for the Mississippi Department of Health, in a briefing with reporters.