of the people are hospitalized with noncovid related reasons. yesterday s numbers, that number was 42%. that s our statewide average. but it s important to look at the variations in our different partsnt of the state. the most number of people admitted for noncovid reasons as of yesterday, a couple days ago, are in new york city. it s about 50/50. 50/50. so half of the hospitalizations in new york city are someone who needs to be there because of the severity of their covid situation. the other half are there for other reasons. tucker: the other half are there for other reasons? it s been two years. this is not some esoteric number.. it s not a footnote in the study. these are the hospitalizations numbers.. these are the most basic numbers that we have, the ones we talk about every slow day. the ones upon which all covid policy is based.
4th of january, we realized 39% of the people are hospitalized with noncovid related reasons. yesterday s numbers, that number was 42%. that s our statewide average. but it s important to look at the variations in our different parts of the state. the most number of people admitted for noncovid reasons as of yesterday, a couple days ago, are in new york city. it s about 50/50. 50/50. so half of the hospitalizations in new york city are someone who needs to be there because of the severity of their covid situation. the other half are there for other reasons. tucker: the other half are there for other reasons? it s been two years. this is not some esoteric number. it s not a footnote in the study. these are the hospitalizations numbers. these are the most basic numbers that we have, the ones we talk about every slow day. the ones upon which all covid policy is based.
testing positive were actually brought into the hospital for something else, testing positive after they were admitted. when we look at the soaring numbers about the omicron variant, are they even close? what should we believe about how serious the hospitalizations are? good evening. good to see you. what i will say for all the viewers is this. the hospitalizations numbers, the case numbers we have to take them in context. by january 23rd, the university of washington institute for health metrics is predicting we will see a peak in daily deaths from this virus. about 2,000 at that point, january 23rd. then a pretty precipitous decline, stephanie, to less than 1,000 by, say, valentine s day, middle of february. then it s going to be a spring of renewal. by march 1st that number will come lower and april 1, the date i want everybody to imprint in their mind, we are talking estimated infections might be 8 # to 100,000.
city schools are expected to resume in-person classes by wednesday. back with us tonight to discuss, dr. vin gupta, a critical care pulmonologist in seattle. he is also on faculty at the university of washington institute for health metrics and evaluation. doctor gupta you make us feel safe there. and definitely smarter on all things covid when you hear. new york times is reporting in some hospitals, as many as half of the people who are testing positive, we re actually brought into the hospital for something else. testing positive after they were admitted. when we look at the soaring numbers about the omicron variant. are they even close about how we should believe about how serious the hospitalizations are? stephanie, good evening, good to see you. what i will say, for all your viewers out there is this. the hospitalizations numbers, the case numbers, we all have to take them into context. but by january 23rd, the institute for health metrics and evaluation was predicting that we a
michael steele, matthew dowd, every time i speak to you, you make us smarter. coming up, as the omicron surge continues, we are going to take a deeper look to rising hospitalizations numbers. when the 11th hour continues. s when the 11th hour continues