Last-minute Christmas shoppers flock to Citadel Outlets over weekend despite COVID-19 surge
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COMMERCE, Calif. (KABC) Despite rising cases of COVID-19 across the region, last-minute Christmas shoppers flocked to the Citadel Outlets in Commerce over the weekend.
The popular shopping center saw a steady flow of customers who formed physically distanced lines outside stores on Sunday.
Though it definitely wasn t as busy as past holiday shopping seasons, capacity at the shopping center s more than 130 stores was limited to 20%.
For those who prefer shopping in person as opposed to online shopping, waiting in line and following the usual precautions to avoid the spread of COVID-19 wasn t a big deal.
Physicians and nurses wear personal protective equipment while they attend to a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, Calif. on December 18, 2020. Credit: AFP via Getty Images
As COVID-19 Cases Soar, Overwhelmed California Hospitals Worry About Rationing Care By
at 1:11 pm NPR
California hospitals are stretched to their limits as intensive care units fill up and COVID-19 cases continue to soar, leaving some facilities facing the prospect of not being able to provide critical care for everyone who needs it.
On Friday, the nation s most populous state recorded 43,608 new cases, while almost 17,400 people are currently hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases, according to the California Department of Public Health. Over 3,500 of those cases are being treated in intensive care units, putting immense strain on hospitals.
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As intensive care units hit capacity, hospitals across the state are being forced to consider that they may not be able to provide critical care for everyone who needs it.
As COVID-19 Cases Soar, Overwhelmed California Hospitals Worry About Rationing Care
By Kat Lonsdorf
December 20, 2020
California hospitals are stretched to their limits as intensive care units fill up and COVID-19 cases continue to soar, leaving some facilities facing the prospect of not being able to provide critical care for everyone who needs it.
On Friday, the nation’s most populous state recorded 43,608 new cases, while almost 17,400 people are currently hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases, according to the California Department of Public Health. Over 3,500 of those cases are being treated in intensive care units, putting immense strain on hospitals.
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California hospitals are stretched to their limits as intensive care units fill up and COVID-19 cases continue to soar, leaving some facilities facing the prospect of not being able to provide critical care for everyone who needs it.
On Friday, the nation s most populous state recorded 43,608 new cases, while almost 17,400 people are currently hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases, according to the California Department of Public Health. Over 3,500 of those cases are being treated in intensive care units, putting immense strain on hospitals.
Nearly all of California is under stay at home orders as ICU capacity statewide hovers around 2%. In Southern California and the 12-county San Joaquin Valley area, ICU capacity has been exhausted, leaving some facilities to go into surge mode, putting critical patients in other parts of the hospital like emergency rooms or operating recovery rooms.