Viewpoint: The COVID-19 political and medical battles; Fridays with Frank
St. Luke s chief medical officer discusses the political and medical battles surrounding COVID-19. Plus, the Frank Church Institute offers a virtual lecture series. Author: Doug Petcash Updated: 10:44 AM MST January 31, 2021
BOISE, Idaho
PART 1:
The number of new daily COVID-19 cases has fallen from an average high of just under 1,500 in mid-December to just under 600 now in late January. Along with that, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-related illness has dropped substantially.
According to the state of Idaho, December 1, 2020 saw the highest number of people hospitalized at 496. Compare that to January 25. 241 were in the hospital being treated for COVID. On December 1 105 patients were in the intensive care unit. On January 25 64 were in the ICU.