Record case count here in OC, with 4,406 new cases reported today. Thinking some of the spike might be people who are getting rapid tested as pre-clearance for travel, much like we saw before Thanksgiving. My wife says the line to the urgent care across the parking lot from her office exists, but isn't as bad as, right before Thanksgiving. Reported that we're at 0.0% regional ICU capacity again, same as yesterday.
Last week they announced a new policy that if you are picked up by ambulance and the ER at the closest hospital is full, you no longer have the option of "diversion" to another hospital. So we've seen longer wait times and more lines for overburdened ERs.
One of my wife's Drs works part time at a hospital in Long Beach when she's not at the practice, and says they're already at the point where they've got to limit or withdraw care in some cases in order to have a chance to save the highest number of patients overall.
It's ugly here...
