The U.S. coronavirus crisis worsened on Tuesday as more states reported record rises in new cases, with Florida fast running out of available hospital intensive care unit (ICU) beds.
Iris Ortega, who arrived at 1:50 am, sits in her car as people wait in their vehicles in long lines for the coronavirus disease testing in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
“I got tested because my younger brother got positive,” said Fred Robles, 32, who spent the night in his car. “There’s so many people that need to get tested, there’s nothing you can do about it.” In Florida, more than four dozen hospitals across 25 of 67 counties reported their ICUs had reached full capacity, data published by the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration showed. Only 17% of the total 6,010 adult ICU beds statewide were available on Tuesday, down from 20% three days ago.
Florida’s coronavirus cases have soared in the last month, with the state’s daily count topping 10,000 three times in the last week. COVID-19 fatalities were up nearly 19% in the last week compared with the week prior, bringing the state’s death toll to more than 3,800. “We can’t stop what we’re doing. He’s got to run a nation,” White House adviser Kellyanne Conway told reporters at the White House.
In Arizona, another hotspot, the rate of coronavirus tests coming back positive rose to 26% for the week ended July 5. The World Heath Organization considers a rate over 5% to be troubling.
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