
During the first week of November alone, 104 Ohioans infected with the coronavirus died. Ohio is currently facing a record number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations and intensive care admissions, with nearly 3,000 people in the hospital, including more than 700 people in the ICU. (COLUMBUS, Ohio)- In a statewide address to Ohioans Wednesday evening, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine called on citizens to recommit to their individual efforts to prevent coronavirus spread as Ohio moves through its most intense, widespread, and dangerous surge of cases to date. We live in a culture that has never experienced coming to the hospital and getting turned away, and I think people can't fathom what that's truly like until its them or their family members who are coming in and getting turned away.Announces New Mask, Social Distancing Orders "It's just a sad, sad situation that we're dealing with, and it's tragic because it's just so preventable. Terri Alexander, R.N., P.C.C.N., Summa Health (Akron) Of the COVID positives that we currently have in the ICU, none of them are vaccinated who are on the ventilator." Our average age right now that we're seeing is around 59, with many of them being younger, as compared to last year when the average was about 78 years of age. "We're seeing the younger population being hit hardest with this right now. Unit, Genesis HealthCare System (Zanesville)

Joe Bates, R.N., B.S.N., Clinical Coordinator, Critical Care Now, the majority of the census in our hospital are COVID patients, and they're younger, anywhere from 30 to 50." In June and July I didn't see any COVID patients.

On top of that, our COVID numbers are now going up. We have nurses leaving the field, retiring early, or finding jobs elsewhere because of the long hours and the emotional strain. As compared to last year, our nursing staff is down probably 50 percent. We now need the help of the people in our community more than ever so that no one else needs to die from this disease."Īlan Rivera, M.D., Hospitalist, Fulton County Health Center "These rising numbers of sick COVID patients places a significant burden on our hospital beds, our medical teams, and worse yet, it creates scenarios that no one wants to think about where we do not have the space for patients who would otherwise benefit from receiving their care at large academic medical centers. (ECMO) Program Director, University of Cincinnati Health Suzanne Bennett, M.D., Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Don't become a statistic when there is a simple, safe, and effective alternative. The numbers really tell it all, COVID has changed and is now making younger Ohioans who are not vaccinated very sick. When you get COVID-19 without the protection of a vaccine, there is a very real risk you'll end up in the hospital or the obituary pages. "If you are young and unvaccinated it's now probably only a question of when, not if, you get COVID-19. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director, Ohio Department of Health

This is compared to five people in that age range who died in June and two people in that age range who died in July.ĭr.

11), 230 Ohioans 39 and younger were admitted to the hospital, which is the highest number of admissions for COVID in this age group during the entire pandemic, even higher than during the winter surge levels when no one was vaccinated.
