Acceleration of the coronavirusâ spread from the holidays has raised red flags among Lynchburg-area health professionals, as more than 100 COVID-19 patients have been reliably occupying about a third of local hospital beds. Centra Health CEO Dr. Andy Mueller said at a Thursday news conference the providerâs coronavirus numbers have been âincredibly dramatic and something that I didnât think that we would honestly ever get to.â Though Centraâs health system has been able to bend to accommodate fluctuating levels of patients whose symptoms are severe enough to require care, he said âweâre starting to get close to the breaking point.â