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by theli0nheart 1613 days ago
> I believe a higher percentage of ICU beds are occupied nationally than at any point in the pandemic

According to the data you linked:

   COVID ICU Beds Occupied:

   January 17-23, 2022 : 26,236
   January 4-10, 2021  : 29,175
So there were 2,939 (or ~11%) more beds occupied due to COVID about a year ago.
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eli 1613 days ago
Sure but that's not what I said. A higher percentage of all ICU beds are occupied today than at any point on the graph. If you need an ICU bed and one isn't available, you probably don't really care if that's because too many covid patients or reduced ICU capacity or a shortage of nurses.

In any event, would you agree that hospitals cancelling elective surgeries is indicative of an overworked system?

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