On Friday, Oregon Health Authority reported that 733 patients were hospitalized with COVID across Oregon on August 13.
The Oregon Health Authority has reported that the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has increased for the third consecutive day.
On Friday, Oregon Health Authority reported that 733 patients were hospitalized with COVID across Oregon on August 13, which is an increase of 63 percent from August 12. The health authority also stated that there are 1,785 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the state total to 238,463.David Zonies is the associate chief medical officer and professor of surgery at Oregon Health & Science University .
"Our hospitals are full," said Zonies."Patients are boarding and being cared for in emergency departments when they should be admitted to hospital beds. Our ICUs are full. Our doctors and nurses are exhausted and rightfully frustrated because this crisis is avoidable. It is like watching a train wreck coming and knowing that there's an opportunity to switch tracks, yet we feel helpless while we watch the unnecessary loss of life.
"That is why it is essential that we all do our part to get vaccinated and wear a mask indoors," Zonies concluded. This is a stock photo of a person in the hospital. The Oregon Health Authority has reported that the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has increased for the third consecutive day.Dr. Grant Niskanen is the vice president of medical affairs at Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He spoke to KGW-TV about the number of younger patients that are arriving at the hospital with COVID-19 and needing replacements of vital organs.
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