The latest data released by the Johns Hopkins University online tracker indicates a whopping 88,044 new COVID-19 cases reported in the US as of Monday, a slight.
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Days before Christmas, a hospital in the North Carolina foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains maxed out its resources.
Caldwell UNC Health Care, a 137-bed hospital in Lenoir, had planned for a surge of COVID-19 cases for months. But the facility went from treating 19 infected patients to 49 in just one week, its president and CEO Laura Easton told
MedPage Today. The hospital s average daily census rose from between 60 and 80 patients to between 110 and 120.
Community spread was high, and a number of employees were also out of work, Easton said. Three out of five neighboring hospitals were similarly stretched.
Posted By Ruth King on December 21st, 2020
In this brave new world of ours, will we be pruning back the elderly altogether by credentialed “ethicists,” whether because of their longevity or race?
Since March, the Left has proclaimed itself the guardian of science in dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic. Its champions are the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Dr. Fauci. All in the past have rendered valuable service to the public, and often life-saving aid.
Yet the mixture of COVID-19, the first national quarantine, and Trump Derangement Syndrome have combined to give us reason to question their judgment. These authorities variously have issued conflicting recommendations to wear, then not to wear, and finally to wear masks. Or they have both criticized and then advised travel bans.