The USNS Comfort, a hospital ship brought to New York City to assist in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, has discharged its last patients and will return to Virginia by the end of the month, the Navy announced Sunday.
has also seen lower-than-projected patient volume. As of Saturday, the facility had treated a total of about 1,100 patients, with 125 still receiving care.
First envisioned as a 2,500-bed field hospital for people without the disease, the convention center was soon converted to a coronavirus-only hospital but topped out at about 500 beds.The Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] announced Saturday there was no official date for the closure of the facility.
"We are encouraged by the data which suggests the curve is flattening in New York and we are working with the city and state to begin the strategic drawdown of resources," FEMA continued.
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