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Louisiana Hospitals Say ICUs Are Overrun with COVID-19 Cases
Intensive care units in Lafayette, La., are overrun with COVID-19 cases, according to local ABC station KATC. More than 1,000 people in the state have been hospitalized due to the novel coronavirus, and 162 of them are on ventilators.
"The transmission is very high," Dr. Amanda Logue, Ochsner Lafayette General's Chief Medical Officer, told the news outlet.
"We know that this Delta variant is very infectious, contagious ... I've heard reports of one person being able to infect up to five to eight people if they are around them unprotected. That is incredibly high numbers and continues to only make the spread that much faster."
Dr. Henry Kaufman, the interim chief medical officer at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, announced alongside Logue in a press conference that the facility has resorted to using regular beds outside of the ICU due to overcrowding.
"Part of that reason and why it's such a high percentage of our 70 patients is we're seeing enhanced severity of this illness in these individuals, many of whom, are otherwise completely healthy," Kaufman explained.
Logue added that Ocshner Lafayette General has not needed to resort to using beds outside of the ICU but would do so if necessary.
"About four weeks ago we had ten people in our whole health system with COVID and today we have 97, " Logue added.
Both hospitals said they are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases in people under the age of 60.
"It's a complete inversion in fact from our last big wave of the pandemic," Kaufman adds, "whereas before, well over 50 percent of the individuals in the hospital and certainly in the ICU were over age 65 with multiple co-morbidities, and many of the people in the hospital were over age 55. Now it's less than perhaps 15 percent of our total patient load right now."
Kaufman said that out of 70 patients with COVID-19 symptoms at Our Lady of Lourdes, only two are vaccinated.
"An elderly individual with emphysema, COPD who, on a bad day with a mild respiratory illness, might end up in our ICU anyway, and an individual with a severe immunocompromised state that the vaccine probably wasn't as effective in that individual.
"Outside of those two individuals, nobody currently suffering in our hospital has been vaccinated and that's a powerful and important story that we need to communicate to the public," Kaufman concluded.
Now the unwashed comments.
William Wilson
Why are the Chinese COVID numbers so low?? Did the Chinese design in a "Chinese ethnic marker" to COVID that kept ethnic Chinese from being infected?? An answer might be found in the infection rates in the US, and the world's, china-towns!!!
newswatcher
Newsmax is drifting very quickly to the left, very very quickly. Story was proven false by Fox call to hospital. ABC lies.
ValleyForge
Another Bogus Story With Cherry Picked and Distorted Data.
We Seen It All Before.
Sparky
There is NO Delta variant of COVID-19 because there is NO test for it. It appears the vaccinated are giving the vaccinated the flu which they were vaccinated against. Besides our lying dementia patient in the WH, Fauci and the CDC are screaming the unvaccinated are the problem. Fear is all they have and it works on the sheep.
Rowdy Rushmore
Of course! Hospitals are getting government subsidies for every diagnosed case of covid. This Chinese Kung Flu is a money making opportunity for the medical profession!
David
A google search reveals Louisiana ranks near the very bottom in ranking quality of healthcare. Does this affect the problem in the state? Does the state's Republican elected officials disqualify them for assistance they need? Does joe obiden even know where Louisiana is?
WRC233
Anyone else notice how the headline is designed to leave the impression all hospitals in the state were overrun..... but if you actually read the article, they are referring to one or two in just one city?
VERRRRYYYY poor excuse for journalism, Newsmax.
Intensive care units in Lafayette, La., are overrun with COVID-19 cases, according to local ABC station KATC. More than 1,000 people in the state have been hospitalized due to the novel coronavirus, and 162 of them are on ventilators.
"The transmission is very high," Dr. Amanda Logue, Ochsner Lafayette General's Chief Medical Officer, told the news outlet.
"We know that this Delta variant is very infectious, contagious ... I've heard reports of one person being able to infect up to five to eight people if they are around them unprotected. That is incredibly high numbers and continues to only make the spread that much faster."
Dr. Henry Kaufman, the interim chief medical officer at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, announced alongside Logue in a press conference that the facility has resorted to using regular beds outside of the ICU due to overcrowding.
"Part of that reason and why it's such a high percentage of our 70 patients is we're seeing enhanced severity of this illness in these individuals, many of whom, are otherwise completely healthy," Kaufman explained.
Logue added that Ocshner Lafayette General has not needed to resort to using beds outside of the ICU but would do so if necessary.
"About four weeks ago we had ten people in our whole health system with COVID and today we have 97, " Logue added.
Both hospitals said they are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases in people under the age of 60.
"It's a complete inversion in fact from our last big wave of the pandemic," Kaufman adds, "whereas before, well over 50 percent of the individuals in the hospital and certainly in the ICU were over age 65 with multiple co-morbidities, and many of the people in the hospital were over age 55. Now it's less than perhaps 15 percent of our total patient load right now."
Kaufman said that out of 70 patients with COVID-19 symptoms at Our Lady of Lourdes, only two are vaccinated.
"An elderly individual with emphysema, COPD who, on a bad day with a mild respiratory illness, might end up in our ICU anyway, and an individual with a severe immunocompromised state that the vaccine probably wasn't as effective in that individual.
"Outside of those two individuals, nobody currently suffering in our hospital has been vaccinated and that's a powerful and important story that we need to communicate to the public," Kaufman concluded.
Louisiana Hospitals Say ICUs Are Overrun with COVID-19 Cases
Intensive care units in Lafayette, La., are overrun with COVID-19 cases, according to local ABC station KATC. More than 1,000 people in the state have been hospitalized due to the novel coronavirus, and 162 of them are on ventilators.
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Now the unwashed comments.
William Wilson
Why are the Chinese COVID numbers so low?? Did the Chinese design in a "Chinese ethnic marker" to COVID that kept ethnic Chinese from being infected?? An answer might be found in the infection rates in the US, and the world's, china-towns!!!
newswatcher
Newsmax is drifting very quickly to the left, very very quickly. Story was proven false by Fox call to hospital. ABC lies.
ValleyForge
Another Bogus Story With Cherry Picked and Distorted Data.
We Seen It All Before.
Sparky
There is NO Delta variant of COVID-19 because there is NO test for it. It appears the vaccinated are giving the vaccinated the flu which they were vaccinated against. Besides our lying dementia patient in the WH, Fauci and the CDC are screaming the unvaccinated are the problem. Fear is all they have and it works on the sheep.
Rowdy Rushmore
Of course! Hospitals are getting government subsidies for every diagnosed case of covid. This Chinese Kung Flu is a money making opportunity for the medical profession!
David
A google search reveals Louisiana ranks near the very bottom in ranking quality of healthcare. Does this affect the problem in the state? Does the state's Republican elected officials disqualify them for assistance they need? Does joe obiden even know where Louisiana is?
WRC233
Anyone else notice how the headline is designed to leave the impression all hospitals in the state were overrun..... but if you actually read the article, they are referring to one or two in just one city?
VERRRRYYYY poor excuse for journalism, Newsmax.