Some hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, nearing capacity as cases surge
Source: WKOW
MADISON (WKOW) --- State health officials are beginning to worry now more than ever as some of our hospitals are seeing an uptick in the number of COVID-19 patients which could force some facilities to send patients elsewhere.
Over the last week, the number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized increased by 73 percent, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) website, jumping from 331 cases to 573 on Wednesday.
Health officials say they may have to open a state-operated field hospital due to a surge in cases but acknowledge while we are not there yet, the trends are alarming.
"We are concerned about certain hospitals in certain regions reaching high levels of capacity,” said Julie Willems Van Dijk, Deputy Secretary for DHS.
Read more: https://wkow.com/2020/09/30/some-hospitals-overwhelmed-with-covid-19-patients-nearing-capacity-as-cases-surge/
Wisconsin's RW Supreme Court has been on a tear in terms of striking down efforts to control the spread of COVID-19. To add to that, Trump is planning huge rallies in defiance of local efforts to limit mass gatherings. So, yes, reality does not care about right wing talking points and courts and elections do matter.
https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-supreme-court-blocks-dane-countys-school-restrictions-covid-19-cases-spike
Conservatives on the Wisconsin Supreme Court have blocked a Dane County public health order requiring virtual instruction for children in grades third through 12, issuing their decision on a day when COVID-19 cases hit a new record high in the county.
The ruling was a victory for the coalition of private religious schools that challenged the order, who can now begin in-person instruction immediately.
But it was decried as a public health setback by Dane County Executive Joe Parisi.
"Tonight's decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court will put kids and teachers back in group settings just as this pandemic hits a new peak in this community," Parisi said in a written statement.
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