THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS IN ILLINOIS HOSPITALS IS AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN NEARLY A YEAR.
AS OF SUNDAY NIGHT, THERE WERE THREE-THOUSAND-960 PEOPLE ADMITTED WITH COVID, THE MOST SINCE DECEMBER 31ST OF 2020. OF THOSE IN THE HOSPITAL, 811 WERE IN THE I-C-U AND 432 WERE ON VENTILATORS. IN AN INTERVIEW LAST WEEK, STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI (en-gahzi) EZIKE (eh-zee-kay) SAID THERE'S A COMMON DENOMINATOR AMONG THE PATIENTS.
AT THE LATEST COUNT, THREE-THOUSAND-960 PEOPLE WERE IN THE HOSPITAL BATTLING THE VIRUS. THAT'S THE HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE THE END OF DECEMBER 2020. 811 OF THOSE ADMITTED WERE IN THE I-C-U AND 432 ARE ON VENTILATORS.
EIGHT OUT OF 11 REGIONS OF THE STATE HAVE LESS THAN 30 I-C-U BEDS AVAILABLE.
