Low Number Of New COVID Infections Easing Stress On Oklahoma Hospitals
The state health department says 468 Oklahomans are in the hospital with COVID-19 right now. That number has been going down for several weeks.
The lower number of new COVID-19 infections is easing the stress on hospitals.
OSDH said all eight of their hospital surge plan regions are now in the green zone, which is the lowest level. That means less than 15 percent of hospital patients in each region have COVID-19.
In December and January, several regions were above 30 percent and hospitals were considering limiting surgeries.
The Oklahoma Hospital Association said there is not a concern for that anymore and these lower numbers are a big relief for doctors and nurses who have been on the front lines. The organization is also not as concerned about the staffing issues they had earlier in the pandemic and most healthcare workers are getting some breaks.