USA news live: In Utah, hospitals swell with unvaccinated Covid patients – Times of India
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Utah’s intensive care units were 84% full on July 22, and Covid patients made up about a quarter of the population
But just 45% of Utah residents are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and their vulnerability is fueling a surge in the virus, state data shows
Healthcare providers like Roberts had expected the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to curb hospitalizations
In Utah, hospitals swell with unvaccinated Covid-19 patients
The Covid-19 intensive care unit where nurse Janine Roberts works in a Salt Lake City suburb is once again full, with patients who are mostly young, mostly unvaccinated and very ill.They arrive in the unit at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, already intubated and unconscious, in many cases stricken by the Delta variant of the coronavirus blazing through unvaccinated communities across the United States.”We have people in their 20s, 30s, even 40s who are so desperately sick, and we’re seeing all patients who are unvaccinated,” Roberts said. “It’s this new terrain.”
