Decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations desperately needed in Mississippi

Under 1 thousand daily anytime soon.

Thomas dobbs, state health officer ) and because of the surge in coronavirus cases, state health leaders are growing more concerned about the virus impact on hospitals across the magnolia state according to this graph behind me, right now there are 909 patients in the hospital with confirmed coronavirus infection.

The state also reported 143 patients are on ventilators fighting the coronavirus.

When we take a closer look at the hospitals bed usage, this is much clearer indication why state health leaders have been sounding the alarm.

You are looking at the statewide medical - surgical bed usage across the state as of sunday.

Right, more than 3-thousand people are in the hospital with non coronavirus illness.

Again there are 909 people in the hospital.

But there are currently only 2-thousand-239 beds available across the state for a population of more than two million people.

So if hospitalizations continue to go up, mississippi could run out of beds.

Could run out of beds.

Another trend we are following medical - surgical bed usage across the state as of sunday.

Right, more than 3-thousand people are in the hospital with non coronavirus illness.

Again there are 909 people in the hospital.

But there are currently only 2-thousand-239 beds available across the state for a population of more than two million people.

So if hospitalizations continue to go up, mississippi could run out of beds.

Another trend we are following closely is the