Virus continues its rampage; some hospitals 50-60 percent full with COVID-19 patients

[TexasTowelie]

COVID-19 infections rose again statewide after a brief dip while hospitals remain stressed, state health officials said in a briefing Oct. 28.

In some hospitals, 50 percent to 60 percent of beds are taken by patients infected with the virus, Dr. Anne Zink, the state medical director, said in the briefing.

Infections overall remain at a high plateau. Dr. Joe McLaughin, the state epidemiologist, said “We’re not seeing a decrease in cases. We’ve been at about the same level for the last six weeks to two months.”

“Hospitalizations tend to lag infections so we do not expect to see a significant drop in hospitalizations until we see a drop in infections,” McLaughin said.

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