Weds July 21, 2021
🚨Covid Update: Hospitalizations & deaths are increasing. #DeltaVariant makes up 83% of new U.S. cases
- New cases: +58,826
- Hospitalizations: 29,397 (+2,254)
- In ICU: 7,519 (+473)
- New Deaths: +375
- Total Deaths: 609,852
Source: newsnodes.com/us
The #DeltaVariant is causing a sharp increase in hospitalizations nationwide. 2,254 people were hospitalized today. Compare the hospitalizations per day with prior days listed below (795 ➡️ 925 ➡️ 1,603 ➡️ 2,254)
Tuesday July 20, 2021
- New cases: +61,262
- Hospitalizations: 27,143 (+1,603)
- In ICU: 7,046 (+564)
- New Deaths: +315
- Total Deaths: 609,477
The #DeltaVariant is widespread in #Alabama resulting in an explosion of hospitalizations in the past 10 days. 22 children are currently hospitalized, compared to 9 last week, indicative of low vaccination rates & community spread. wrbl.com/news/22-alabam…
The #DeltaVariant has resulted in an explosion of cases and hospitalizations in #Alabama. At the beginning of July there were ~180 patients hospitalized. Now there are 554. Source: newsnodes.com/us_state/AL
“Twenty-two are children. That is worrisome because not only are you concerned about how they are going to handle the virus as individuals, but what it says about spread in the community,” said Dr. Don Williamson Alabama Hospital Association’s President
‘This is an emergency right now’: UAB doctor on Delta variant, rising cases in Alabama.
This is a really great article in Q&A format with Dr. Michael Saag, director of the Division of Infectious Disease at UAB. He discusses #DeltaVariant in children. al.com/coronavirus/20…
The #DeltaVariant is "10-times more infectious than the other virus, and if you were able to dodge the bullet last winter, you are much less likely to be able to dodge it this time."
"The #DeltaVariant will infect children much more than the original strain simply because the Delta variant is much more infectious."
In Jacksonville #Florida, 20 y.o. Amanda Beinborn has to fill both of her parents’ shoes including caring for her brother w/special needs after the entire UNVACCINATED family got COVID. Her father DIED July 19 & mom is on LIFE SUPPORT. #SoulsLostToCovidnews4jax.com/news/local/202…
“A lot of people have that mentality that, you know, this isn’t going to happen to them. I basically felt the same way.”
Now Amanda is left with bills to pay as she takes care of her brother. But she said she can’t pay those bills because she doesn’t have access to her parents’ personal information.
Tuesday July 20, 2021
😷Covid Update: Hospitalizations & deaths are increasing. #DeltaVariant makes up 83% of new U.S. cases
- New cases: +61,262
- Hospitalizations: 27,143 (+1,603)
- In ICU: 7,046 (+564)
- New Deaths: +315
- Total Deaths: 609,477
Source: newsnodes.com/us
Covid hospitalizations are a great indicator of severity of disease and are steadily increasing. 7,000 people are in the ICU, which is concerning due to the long hospitalization stays (5 to 20 days) associated with COVID infection.
This thread speaks to the prolonged hospitalizations of COVID patients