Southern Utah doctors say they are seeing a surge of hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Doctors in Southern Utah are saying more COVID-19 patients are needing hospitalization, and ICU bed capacity is filling up.
and last updated 2021-07-22 19:20:24-04
ST. GEORGE, Utah â The intensive care unit at St. George Regional Hospital is running at 90 percent capacity, every day, with all types of patients. 25 percent of patients are suffering from COVID-19.
The Southwestern District covers five counties: Garfield, Iron, Washington, Beaver and Kane.
As of Wednesday, they have seen more than 37,000 total cases with more than 1,000 patients hospitalized. 285 residents have died from COVID-19.