With fresh memories of pandemic supply chain problems, Gov Ned Lamont signs legislation updating Connecticut rules and procedures courant.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courant.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
His hospital is about 80% full. But he’s not alarmed yet.
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Yale New Haven Hospital reported this week that 83% of its staffed inpatient beds and 78% of adult intensive care units are occupied among the highest occupancy rates in the state, according to federal data. But Mike Holmes, senior vice president of operations, isn’t alarmed – yet.
“We’re not in crisis,” said Holmes. “We’re halfway to where we were in wave one.”
Yale New Haven, and other hospitals, can adjust and adapt to an influx of patients, adding capacity and reallocating staff and resources. That means simple “occupancy rates” can paint a misleading picture of a hospital’s ability to care for new patients, and Connecticut hospitals often have more flexibility than the numbers indicate.
India s coronavirus cases pass 10 million - Newspaper dawn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dawn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
India’s coronavirus cases pass 10 million
299
coronavirus cases on Saturday, official data showed, the second highest in
the world although new infection rates appear to have fallen sharply in
recent weeks.
to the health ministry, while the total number of deaths from the virus in
India now stands at 145,136.
In September, the vast nation of 1.3 billion people had been recording
daily new cases of almost 100,000 and looked on track to surpass the United
States as the worst-hit country.
But the outbreak has accelerated in the US and appears to have lost
momentum in India, despite the country being home to some of the most crowded
India coronavirus cases pass 10m, but infections slowing kuwaittimes.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kuwaittimes.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.