China News Service, September 19th. According to foreign media reports on the 19th, the number of confirmed cases of new crowns in several states in the United States has recently surged. In addition to the shortage of medical staff and equipment, the medical system is overloaded. Some hospitals have indicated that they need to "ration" limited resources. .
According to a report released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of this month, Montana, Alaska, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Kentucky had a larger increase in the number of hospitalizations for the new crown in the past week compared with the previous week; , Montana’s admissions increased by 26%.
On September 18, local time, hundreds of thousands of white flags were planted on the National Mall in Washington, DC to mourn the deceased of the new crown.
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According to data from the New York Times, there were more than 165,000 new confirmed cases and 2580 new deaths in the United States on September 17.
Reuters analysis of local new crown data also shows that the overall number of new cases and deaths in the United States has reversed upwards since the lows in June and July in the summer of 2021.
The report pointed out that due to the surge in cases, hospitals in some places were overwhelmed, and manpower and medical resources were tight.
Foster, vice president of quality and patient safety affairs of the American Hospital Association, revealed that the epidemic has fought back again, and some medical staff have left their jobs under pressure and moved to the retail industry or other non-medical fields.
She pointed out that some hospitals have insufficient oxygen supply due to problems such as poor logistics.
“There is currently a lack of drivers qualified to transport oxygen, and there is also a shortage of container tanks needed to transport oxygen.” Many hospitals have a surge in demand for oxygen by 200%. The association recently held a webinar for its members. Communicate how to save the use of oxygen.
Kentucky Governor Bessell said that the state is expected to soon run out of monoclonal antibodies as a key new crown therapy; the federal government has also announced a nationwide shortage of supplies in this area.
Kaufman, chairman and chief executive officer of the West Virginia Hospital Association, said that the number of hospitalized coronary patients in the state this week reached 922 on the 17th, a record high.
Local hospitals face a shortage of manpower and delays in non-emergency care.
Smaller hospitals are transferring patients to larger hospitals.
The flooding of emergency rooms in hospitals and the need to transfer patients has also occurred in places such as Wisconsin and Florida.