Four Boston Hospitals Report Significant Numbers Of Employees Have The Coronavirus
Four of Boston's largest and best-known hospitals said on Monday that in all, 345 of their employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, putting additional pressure on the area's already stretched medical resources.
Massachusetts General Hospital confirmed to NPR on Monday afternoon that 115 of its staff members have tested positive for COVID-19; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center told NPR on Monday afternoon that it has 62 employees who have tested positive for the coronavirus. Additionally, Boston television stationAdditionally, a WBZ reporter stated on Monday afternoon that Brigham and Women's Hospital said that it hadAll four institutions are prominent teaching hospitals.
While those numbers are not at the level of hot spots like New York City and its metropolitan area, New Jersey or California, officials anticipate a ramp-up in positive cases in Massachusetts over the next few weeks.in positive cases sometime between April 7 and April 17 — and that he anticipates a great deal of need in the health care sector, including for medical supplies, beds and ventilators.
At a Monday afternoon news conference, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said that nearly half of the people currently diagnosed with the illness are under the age of 39, according to television station
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