One in five Texas hospital beds is occupied by a COVID-19 patient, and many of the state s hospital regions have surpassed the important 15% threshold for total COVID-19 patients.
All of this is the backdrop for what s likely to be a difficult month in Texas hospitals, says Dr. Diana Cervantes. She s assistant professor and director of the Master s of Public Health Epidemiology Program at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.
Cervantes told Texas Standard that the climbing number of hospitalizations is very concerning, and that it s the result of travel and gatherings over Thanksgiving. She says the Christmas and New Year s holidays are going to help continue that trend through January.