If you're unlucky enough to need a bed in an intensive care unit for COVID-19, cross your fingers that you'll get a bed at the right time.
That's because ICU patients treated during periods of increased demand are almost twice as likely to die compared to those treated in low-demand periods.
UPI reports intensive care units operating at 75% to 100% capacity were classified as 'high demand.'
'Low demand' was classified at less than 25% of capacity.
