Posted on 03/12/2020 10:56:15 PM PDT by Mariner
Amid the first signs that the novel coronavirus was spreading in the Seattle area, a senior officer at the University of Washington Medical Center sent an urgent note to staffers.
“We are currently exceptionally full and are experiencing some challenges with staffing,” Tom Staiger, UW Medical Center’s medical director, wrote on Feb. 29. He asked hospital staff to “expedite appropriate discharges asap,” reflecting the need for more beds.
That same day, health officials announced King County’s — and the nation’s — first death from the coronavirus. Now as cases of virus-stricken patients suffering from COVID-19 multiply, government and hospital officials are facing the real-life consequences of shortcomings they’ve documented on paper for years.
Medical supplies have run low. Administrators are searching for ways to expand hospital bed capacity. Health care workers are being asked to work extra shifts as their peers self-isolate.
And researchers this week made stark predictions for COVID-19’s impact on King and Snohomish counties, estimating 400 deaths and some 25,000 infections by April 7 without social-distancing measures.
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And that knee replacement will be next year.
Or not.
How many cases in Seattle?
It depends entirely upon quarantine.
Ain’t socialism grand?
447 diagnosed in hospital, currently.
Elect Bernie this Fall and get free gov’t Health Care.
It’ll be GREAT!
The vast majority of those in Seattle are far above average income and have private insurance.
I don’t know what proportion of those are sick or in the hospital.
447 diagnosed in hospital, currently.
This is out of about 4,400 who are tested here in WuWa. We are testing about a thousand a day and about 100 per day test positive.
What is WuWa?
I am here in Washington state, King County. Since we are the epicenter of the Wuhan flu I have decided to call Washington state WuWa.
Glad to see you have maintained your sense of humor!! Stay healthy!!
10% infection rate?
Is that just those who show up sick somewhere, or are you doing surveillance testing too?
Unless Wuhan Wendy is visiting all the nursing homes, I can’t see 400 deaths in a month in Washington state.
100 deaths a week?
13 deaths a day?
In the state of Washington there are 440 cases. Doesn’t say how many are running to the hospital with runny noses!
Impossible. The media says we have no tests.
“Impossible. The media says we have no tests. “
Is this a political/media matter in your eyes?
Everyone has a point of view on high profile subjects, just asking yours.
Twenty-three of the deaths in King County were linked to Life Care Center nursing facility in Kirkland.
Probably need to start testing 10x or 100x....
I’m in Wa too Pierce County BL area.. Ain’t socialism grand?
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