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Washington state COVID-19 hospitalizations reach all-time high as delta variant surges
by Gerald Tracy, KOMONews.com Digital ProducerThursday, August 19th 2021
SEATTLE – COVID-19 is packing Washington state hospitals with patients more than it ever has.
Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer said there are 1,240 patients with COVID-19 hospitalized throughout the state and the hospitalizations are among patients in their 20's and 30's.
The highest this number has ever been was last December when there were 1,100 hospitalized.
“COVID hospitalizations are at the highest they have ever been in Washington state, which is terrible news to report,” Sauer said.
This, on top of the usual summer trauma season, is putting hospital staff with their backs against the wall. Sauer and other healthcare leaders are asking everyone to be extremely careful as they try to find a way out of the situation.
“The No. 1 way you could not need hospital care is to get your vaccination, your COVID vaccination,” Sauer said.
Unvaccinated people ages 16-64 are 10 times more likely to be hospitalized than those who are fully vaccinated. If you're over 65 years old, admissions are about six times higher for unvaccinated folks...
Washington state COVID-19 hospitalizations reach all-time high as delta variant surges
by Gerald Tracy, KOMONews.com Digital ProducerThursday, August 19th 2021
SEATTLE – COVID-19 is packing Washington state hospitals with patients more than it ever has.
Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer said there are 1,240 patients with COVID-19 hospitalized throughout the state and the hospitalizations are among patients in their 20's and 30's.
The highest this number has ever been was last December when there were 1,100 hospitalized.
“COVID hospitalizations are at the highest they have ever been in Washington state, which is terrible news to report,” Sauer said.
This, on top of the usual summer trauma season, is putting hospital staff with their backs against the wall. Sauer and other healthcare leaders are asking everyone to be extremely careful as they try to find a way out of the situation.
“The No. 1 way you could not need hospital care is to get your vaccination, your COVID vaccination,” Sauer said.
Unvaccinated people ages 16-64 are 10 times more likely to be hospitalized than those who are fully vaccinated. If you're over 65 years old, admissions are about six times higher for unvaccinated folks...