Number of Minnesota coronavirus patients needing ICU beds reaches record high

[RandySF]

he number of coronavirus patients in Minnesota needing intensive care beds reached a single-day high Monday, a spike officials said was expected.

Minnesota Health Department officials said patients needing ICU beds increased to 248 Monday. They also announced another 12 deaths, bringing the state total to 881. The previous single-day high for intensive care bed usage, 233, occurred Friday, with the number dipping again to 207 by Sunday.

“This is an expected trend,” Jennifer DeCubellis, CEO of Hennepin Healthcare, which oversees Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. “We anticipated that social distancing would allow health systems time to get space, staff, and supplies in place in order to be better prepared for higher volumes — but that the volumes would still increase, ideally at a slower and more manageable pace.”

The additional 41 ICU beds filled also marked a single-day increase for Minnesota since the pandemic began. The previous record for an increase was on May 16, when the number of beds in use increased by 25 to 225.




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[jimfields33]

1. Hopefully the state gets it's act together

This is a repug State so not shocking they can’t be disciplined.

[LisaL]

2. Are you confusing Minnesota with Mississippi or something?

[jimfields33]

3. I thought it said Missouri.

Getting late.

[dutch777]

4. The med staff must be very stressed

Running an ICU at this capacity for this long with patients sick with something nasty you can catch and take home really takes a toll. While it is intense dealing with heart attack, cancer and stroke patients in an ICU, that is not even close to the psychological and emotional drain treating Covid patients must cause. God bless the caregivers and the support staff!!!!

[Wellstone ruled]

5. So the Rural Areas

are moving their Cases into the twin Cities? Do know that most of the outlying regions use the twin Cities as their go to for certain types of cases.