Adult COVID-19 patients currently in hospital: 60
Percent of adult inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients: 14%
Available adult inpatient beds: 8
Adult COVID-19 patients currently in ICU: 31
Percent of adult ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients: 33%
Available adult ICU beds: 1
Texas Childrens Hospital
Percent of adult inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients: 38%
Available adult inpatient beds: 82
Adult COVID-19 patients currently in ICU: 16
Percent of adult ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients: N/A
Available adult ICU beds: 0
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Adult COVID-19 patients currently in hospital: 79
Percent of adult inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients: 11%
Available adult inpatient beds: 234
This is not an academic exercise. It is not a threshold that we should in any way celebrate reaching. What we need to recognize is that without community action, we are going to find ourselves in a very difficult situation, Hidalgo said.
Hidalgo added that this is the last wake-up call we might get and called for residents to avoid any gatherings with people they don t live with to help prevent the spread of the virus.
When asked about Gov. Abbott s threshold, she said it s something she welcomes. I welcome a threshold the governor has laid out. We need that sharp change right now, Hidalgo said. I am concerned that this threshold has not yielded the necessary change in other areas, like El Paso. Right now, the best thing we can do is take this threshold as a wake-up call.