Ohio doctors warned Thursday about a worsening situation as COVID-19 cases continued to spiral higher.On Thursday, 10,588 new cases were reported by the Ohio Department of Health.By the looks of a testing site in Covington, Kentucky, this morning, people share the growing concerns of doctors about what could be coming our way along with winter.'Tis the season to go swabbing.A mile or so south of the site at Gravity Diagnostics, two omicron variants have now been found, just as the lab expected.How widespread it actually is to date is still, you know, to be determined," said Dr. Ryan Walker.TBD is like an unfilled prescription right now. Doctors are preparing for what they call a respiratory tidal wave.Dr. Steven Gordon at the Cleveland Clinic told Ohio reporters, "Masking and social distancing, I'm not saying it's not going on, but I think we all realize it's diminished outside of certain areas. And flu season is here, although not revved up. But we're seeing flu and RSV as well that we didn't see last year."Here's why doctors see a bad situation developing.In Ohio there were 1,177 people in intensive care this morning — 1,318 is the all-time high intensive care unit number almost exactly a year ago.With nearly 800 people on ventilators and more than 47-hundred hospitalized, the assessment is a blunt one.The data from ODH shows that 22% of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ohio are under age 50, 13% are under 40. "We're in a very serious situation," said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, the head of the Ohio Department of Health.Hospitals on both sides of the river were under increasing strain.When asked about adjustments, Vanderhoff said, "You're absolutely right that it is not business as usual in our hospitals. So many of them have had to discontinue or pause delivering elective procedures."Gravity Diagnostics tests anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 samples a day here from across the country.It's still early in the "finding omicron" game.In a pandemic, doctors don't have the luxury of just handling the present. They are constantly evaluating spread and projecting where the next season will take us.They want to see more vaccinations and more boosters.They see hospitalizations and ICU admissions nearing the pandemic's peak."What I'd say is this is a day-by-day, hour-by-hour situation. We are all working actively and closely together," Vanderhoff said.
Ohio doctors warned Thursday about a worsening situation as COVID-19 cases continued to spiral higher.
On Thursday, 10,588 new cases were reported by the Ohio Department of Health.
By the looks of a testing site in Covington, Kentucky, this morning, people share the growing concerns of doctors about what could be coming our way along with winter.
'Tis the season to go swabbing.
A mile or so south of the site at Gravity Diagnostics, two omicron variants have now been found, just as the lab expected.
How widespread it actually is to date is still, you know, to be determined," said Dr. Ryan Walker.
TBD is like an unfilled prescription right now. Doctors are preparing for what they call a respiratory tidal wave.
Dr. Steven Gordon at the Cleveland Clinic told Ohio reporters, "Masking and social distancing, I'm not saying it's not going on, but I think we all realize it's diminished outside of certain areas. And flu season is here, although not revved up. But we're seeing flu and RSV as well that we didn't see last year."
Here's why doctors see a bad situation developing.
In Ohio there were 1,177 people in intensive care this morning — 1,318 is the all-time high intensive care unit number almost exactly a year ago.
With nearly 800 people on ventilators and more than 47-hundred hospitalized, the assessment is a blunt one.
The data from ODH shows that 22% of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ohio are under age 50, 13% are under 40.
"We're in a very serious situation," said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, the head of the Ohio Department of Health.
Hospitals on both sides of the river were under increasing strain.
When asked about adjustments, Vanderhoff said, "You're absolutely right that it is not business as usual in our hospitals. So many of them have had to discontinue or pause delivering elective procedures."
Gravity Diagnostics tests anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 samples a day here from across the country.
It's still early in the "finding omicron" game.
In a pandemic, doctors don't have the luxury of just handling the present. They are constantly evaluating spread and projecting where the next season will take us.
They want to see more vaccinations and more boosters.
They see hospitalizations and ICU admissions nearing the pandemic's peak.
"What I'd say is this is a day-by-day, hour-by-hour situation. We are all working actively and closely together," Vanderhoff said.
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