Experts Warn Hospitals Could Soon See a Surge Like That From the Summer
Hospitalizations Up 47% Since Oct 1, ICU Patients Up 50% in Same Time
AZ Averaging 1000+ New Cases a Day for First Time Since August
Arizona Quick Facts:
Cases: 240,158
Current Hospitalizations: 861
Deaths: 5,891
As Donald Trump continues his Keep America Sick tour today in Arizona, Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus War Room Director Zac Petkanas released the following statement:
“Donald Trump is determined to send Arizona back to the darkest period of the pandemic by holding not one but two maskless, crowded rallies today that will do nothing but spread the virus further.
“As cases start to tick up and experts warn of another surge, Arizona – which already experienced one of the most deadly outbreaks over the summer – is poised to tip into another untenable situation.
“These rallies could help send the state over the edge.
“If that happens, there will be no one for Donald Trump to blame but himself when he has spent the last eight months downplaying the danger of the virus, undermining his own experts, and engaging in behavior like these events that are making things worse.
“Unfortunately for Trump, his insistence on putting his personal political needs ahead of public health will likely backfire. He’s just ensuring that his cavalier attitude about the lives of Arizonans will be the main thing that matters when voting ends on November 3rd.”
Coronavirus Cases and Hospitalizations Are on the Rise in Arizona, as Experts Warn of a Coming Surge
According To The New York Times, Hospitalizations In Arizona Have Increased By 22 Percent Over The Last Two Weeks, While Cases Have Increased By 50 Percent.
- The New York Times’ “Arizona Covid Map and Case Count” reflects that cases have increased by 50% over the last two weeks and hospitalizations have increased by 22% over the last two weeks. [New York Times, Accessed 10/28/20]
Hospitalizations In Arizona Are Almost 47 Percent Higher Than On October 1, While The Number Of Occupied ICU Beds Is Almost 50 Percent Higher Than On October 1.
- “The number of Arizona’s confirmed or suspected COVID-19 hospital inpatients rose overnight to 861 on Monday. That was 46.9% higher than Oct. 1, when it was 586, and the most since Aug. 26. The number of COVID-19 patients in ICU beds increased to 187, 49.6% higher than Oct. 1, when it was 125, and the second most since Sept. 10.” [KTAR, 10/27/20]
Arizona Is Averaging 1000+ New Cases A Day For The First Time Since August.
- “The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 801 new cases Monday. According to ABC15’s Data Guru Garrett Archer, the seven-day average number of cases now exceeds 1,000 which marks the first time since mid-August.” [ABC15, 10/26/20]
COVID-19 Hospitalizations In Arizona Are At Their Highest Point Since August 26.
- “The number of patients hospitalized statewide for known or suspected COVID-19 cases was at 861 on Monday, which is the highest number reported since Aug. 26. At the peak of Arizona’s surge in July, the number of hospitalized patients suspected or confirmed to have the virus exceeded 3,000.” [Arizona Republic, 10/27/20]
Dr. Joe Gerald, University of Arizona’s Zuckerman College of Public Health: “Current Conditions Could Deteriorate Rapidly,” As Case Count Is Higher Than It Was Before The Summer Surge.
- “‘Given the possibility of exponential growth, current conditions could deteriorate rapidly,’ Dr. Joe Gerald, an associate professor with the University of Arizona’s Zuckerman College of Public Health, wrote in a report he published last week. He pointed out that total new cases increased around 480% in four weeks, starting from the last week in May. And the case count from Oct.11-17 is higher than it was in the last week of May.” [Arizona Daily Star, 10/27/20]
As Cases Rise, Arizona’s Banner Health Is Warning That Hospitals Could See A Surge In Patients Comparable To The Summer Peak.
- “As COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in Arizona, Banner Health’s Arizona hospitals are anticipating a surge in patients comparable to what the state saw in June and July. According to a press release, the hospitals are seeing gradual increases in case counts, hospitalizations, ICU beds in use, and ventilators in use. ‘This is concerning as Arizona hospitals will also be caring for a higher number of non-COVID-19 patients as we do every winter with the resurgence of other respiratory illnesses,’ the release said.” [KGUN, 10/27/20]