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ICUs strained for 2 in 5 Americans
Two nurses put a ventilator on a patient in a COVID-19 unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Jan. 7. U.S. hospital intensive care units in many parts of the country are straining under record numbers of COVID-19 patients. AP PHOTO
FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo, a medical worker walks past a refrigerated trailer parked outside the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. U.S. hospital intensive care units in many parts of the country are straining under record numbers of COVID-19 patients. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ran into shortages of take-home oxygen tanks, which meant some patients who could otherwise go home were kept longer, taking up needed beds. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) Damian Dovarganes
When covid deaths aren’t counted, families pay the price
On Sundays, Bishop Bruce Davis preached love. Through his Pentecostal ministry, he organized youth parades and gave computers, bicycles and food to families in need.
During the week, Bruce practiced what he preached, caring for prisoners at a Georgia hospital. On March 27 he began coughing, and on April 1 he was hospitalized. He d tested positive for covid-19. The virus swept through his household, infecting his wife and daughter and hospitalizing their disabled son. Ten days after landing in the hospital, Bruce died.
But when Gwendolyn Davis received her husband’s death certificate, she was taken aback. The causes of death? Sepsis and renal failure. No mention of covid-19.
Aiken Co. officials investigating fatal shooting on Legion Rd.
Aiken Co. officials investigating fatal shooting on Legion Rd. By Jazmine Greene | January 9, 2021 at 11:07 AM EST - Updated January 9 at 6:17 PM
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - The Aiken County Coronerâs Office is investigating a shooting that left one person dead.
The shooting occurred yesterday evening on the 600 block of Legion Road.
The male victim was pronounced dead shortly after ten oâclock at Augusta University Medical Center.
The cause of death was due to multiple gunshot wounds. The identity of the victim has not been released.
An autopsy has been scheduled for Monday in Newberry.
On the last day of 2020, Augusta University Medical Center was swamped with very sick COVID patients.
Sixteen were waiting Thursday in the ER to be moved to ICU beds, but no such beds were available. And other hospitals were filled up as well, said Dr. Phillip Coule, vice president and chief medical officer of Augusta University Health System.
“It’s the worst surge we’ve seen,’’ Coule told GHN on Thursday. “The system is stressed.’’
That’s one reason why he welcomed Gov. Brian Kemp’s move to open up COVID vaccinations to people 65 and older, which the governor discussed at a morning press conference.