Doctors are concerned about a rise in flu and COVID cases in North Texas. According to the DFW Hospital Council, nearly all area hospital beds are full.
As many north Texans are celebrating the extended holiday weekend with family, others are lying in a hospital bed."In our hospitals, we're running about 91% occupancy. Pediatrics are running over 96%," he explained.As of Wednesday, there were 306 patients hospitalized with COVID-19. That’s up from 259 the day before. Another 297 are hospitalized with the flu.
"I have to imagine that to some degree people are kind of relaxing how they're, you know, some of these precautions they've put in place, like wearing a mask and avoiding crowding," Karr said.
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