N.C. hospitals put out public plea for people to get vaccinated, boosted, mask up, and take protective measures as the Omicron variant breaks hospitalization records.
State Sen. Jeff Jackson of Charlotte, who's running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat, said the five most endangered hospitals in the U.S. are in North Carolina. Fact-checker Paul Specht of WRAL and PolitiFact says that's wrong and joins us to help analyze Jackson's claim.
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) Last week, North Carolina saw record COVID-19 hospitalizations, with at least 3,992 patients battling COVID-19 statewide last Wednesday. But those hospitalizations didn t affect all parts of the state equally.
An analysis of the latest data from the US Department of Health and Human Services shows more COVID-19 patients occupied beds in Triangle hospitals last week than they did a month ago.
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At Duke University Hospital in Durham, 82 COVID-19 patients were admitted to the hospital between January 8 and January 14. That week, 98% of the hospital s 740 adult inpatient beds were occupied on average each day, an increase from 93% the week before. According to the data, an average of 113 adult COVID-19 patients occupied those beds each day, meaning COVID-19 patients occupied 16% of all inpatient beds, up from 10% a month ago.
and he had a little incentive to get better. i whispered in his ear when he was asleep, when you get back, i don t care what grandma say. he kind of like opened his eyes. reporter: wide-open eyes, josiah s doctor and family can t get enough of. in this particular case, i think we had a lot of help from above. a lot of people say a miracle. yes, he is. he s a blessed baby. reporter: in chapel hill, tamara gibbs reporting for abc news. wow. and two points here. one, they did some follow-up exams and they don t think there will be any long-term damage, which is incredible. two, shoutout to the doctors at unc hospitals, my alma mater, unc chapel hill. good folks down there in chapel hill. incredible story. they keep calling him a miracle baby. kind of a miracle family. if you want to hear more they are going to be, josiah along with his grandparents and