Rural hospitals are being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients across the US

[BlueWavePsych]

Source: Miami Herald

Coronavirus cases have surged across the United States in recent days, overwhelming hospitals that serve rural communities.

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are up by at least 5% in 37 states, CNBC said in an analysis published Monday. Now, doctors in many areas are left scrambling to find patient beds as cases jump, according to multiple news outlets.

For Upland Hills Health in Wisconsin, doctors for the first time aren’t able to bring patients to bigger hospitals, CBS News reported.

“There have been situations where they’ve said, ‘Well, we don’t really have any ICU beds available, so you’re going to have to continue to care for this patient,’” Dr. Sarah Fox told the news outlet.

Read more: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article246605363.html

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Drumpf's rallies will only make it worse.

[CrispyQ]

1. On one of news shows the other day, a reporter asked a trumper,

"If the president told you to wear a mask would you?" and she said yes.

I have no words for this kind of idiocy.

[Blue_playwright]

2. Not shocked.

Spent a week in rural Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri last week. Only really saw masks in Joplin and employees in restaurants (drive through!) or the grocery store. Two gas station stops in Parsons Kansas - no masks from anyone but us. And they glared at us like we are lepers.

[SWBTATTReg]

3. Figures. One day it'll come to bite all of them, and then when they go trying to cry on someone's

shoulder that they are sick etc., they will get nothing from us. They bought it onto themselves.

Have family/friends in the Joplin area, it's a shame that so many are being reckless.