Florida Shatters One Week Hospital Numbers

Part of the answer lies in the new Florida policy that all people checking into a hospital for any procedure must first be tested for covid.
So, now hospitals are immediately testing all patients before any treatment, and seeing larger numbers of positives tests in people who didn’t know they were infected. The bright spot is that more than half of new infections are people in their 30's and are unlikely to be hospitalized for long, if at all. However, once tested, patients would need to be admitted to the hospital and classified as COVID-19 patients, seemingly against their will.
 

I suspect the numbers of those infected will continue to rise as people continue to ignore the warnings. The startup of schools is a big question mark in most parts of the country. As cooler weather arrives in the Fall, we may see a decline...just as flu season begins to ramp up, and who knows how that combination will hit the population. Personally, I think we will be lucky if we are able to return to anything resembling Normal by this time next year.
 
squatting dog said:
Part of the answer lies in the new Florida policy that all people checking into a hospital for any procedure must first be tested for covid.
So, now hospitals are immediately testing all patients before any treatment, and seeing larger numbers of positives tests in people who didn’t know they were infected. The bright spot is that more than half of new infections are people in their 30's and are unlikely to be hospitalized for long, if at all. However, once tested, patients would need to be admitted to the hospital and classified as COVID-19 patients, seemingly against their will.
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I should think that all US hospitals would be doing COVID testing before admitting people for any procedure. Given that many are symptom free while capable of transmitting the virus to others, it would be irresponsible of a hospital not to do so.

It's unclear if you're saying that patients are being classified against their will or hospitalized against their will.

Patients don't get to decide how hospitals classify them with respect to illnesses and conditions. If patients test COVID positive, it would be irresponsible (and fodder for potential lawsuits) not to include that in a diagnosis and classification. Hospitals reserve the right to segregate patients who have communicable diseases. One can only imagine the hue and cry if COVID positive patients were mixed in with non-positives, an outbreak with deadly consequences erupted, and it was traced back to that decision.

In all but extreme cases (maybe Ebola, typhoid or the like) it's generally illegal to hospitalize people without consent.
 
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squatting dog said:
Part of the answer lies in the new Florida policy that all people checking into a hospital for any procedure must first be tested for covid.
So, now hospitals are immediately testing all patients before any treatment, and seeing larger numbers of positives tests in people who didn’t know they were infected. The bright spot is that more than half of new infections are people in their 30's and are unlikely to be hospitalized for long, if at all. However, once tested, patients would need to be admitted to the hospital and classified as COVID-19 patients, seemingly against their will.
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I have seen nothing that indicates that people are being hospitalized for covid unless they are sick enough to need hospitalization. People who test positive but are not sick are sent home to quarantine. With the numbers of positive tests as high as they are, it would be an impossibility for all persons with positive tests to be hospitalized, anyway. There not enough beds anywhere.
 
Statistics give a story that is open for interpretation. Deaths are fact.

This morning's statistics: Another 276 bring Florida deaths attributed to Covid to 8,553. Average age: 40

Total reported cases in Florida: 542,792
My county: 14,595
My zip: 278

It's too soon to tell how many survivors are left with life-altering health issues and there is still no mention of some form of universal health care for U. S. citizens. Why?
 

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