Even as COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out nationwide, one state is reeling from a fourth wave of infections, with hospitalizations surging. Here's why:
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The state reported 483 hospitalized patients with COVID-like illness and a hospitalization rate of 7% on April 25. While a major decline from the December peak of 13%, it's still a rise from the 4.2% rate from February. Dr. Amy Compton Phillips, CEO of the Providence Hospital System, said the system's 26 hospitals in the Pacific Northwest have seen a worrisome spike in caseloads.."We had about 500 more people this April in our hospitals across our footprint than we had last April, so we're actually seeing more cases now than we were last April when the whole world was shut down."At a recent press briefing, Seattle King County Public Health Officer Dr.
"We don't yet have enough younger adults vaccinated to counteract the increased ease with which the variants spread," Duchin toldErlewine said that young, unvaccinated people attending gatherings has played a role in the most recent surge.
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