INTO THE DATA FOR US. >> THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CODVI CASES IN OKLAHOMA CONTINUING TO DRAW UP TODAY. THE WHITE HOUSE REPORTS A BIG DROP IN COVID HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS IN OUR STATE LAST WEEK. >> WE ARE STARTING TO SEE A PLATEAU AND LEVELING,UT B WE ARE STILL HEARING DIFFICULTIES IN HOSPITALS IN THE WEDAITING FOR BED AVAILABILITY. WE KNOW IT’S A PROBLEM ACROSS OKLAHOMA. >> AN AVEREAG OF 1300 52 PATIENTS ACROSS THE STATE, DOWN FROM A PEAK OF 1600, BUT STILL MANY TESIM HIGHER THAN THE LOW POINT BEFORE TSHI SURGE. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYING EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE FEWER COVID PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW, THAT THE PEAK OF THE WINTER SU RGE, THEY ARE STILL IN A TOUGHER SITUATION NOW BECSEAU OF THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO MAY HAVE DELAYED CARE DURING THE NDPAEMIC, AND ARE IN THE HOSPITAL NOW. >> WE BELIEVE A LOT OF PATIENTS LITERALLY TOOK ONE YEAR OFF TO SAY, MAYBE I'’ NOT GOING TO TAKE MEDS, MAYBE I’M NOT GOING TO GO TO MY DOCTOR, MAYBE I WILL WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, AND NOW THEIR CONDITNIO
Data shows COVID-19 hospitalizations declining in Oklahoma
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Updated: 9:16 AM CDT Sep 15, 2021
There is some good news in Oklahoma’s fight against the COVID-19 delta variant surge — hospitalizations are declining. However, there is still a very high number of patients and no guarantee those good trends continue.The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma continues to drop as of Tuesday. The White House reports a big drop in COVID-19 hospital admissions last week.“We're starting to see a little bit of a plateau, but we are still hearing of difficulties at hospitals holding patients in the ED, waiting for ICU bed availability. Our hospitals certainly do not feel that they're over the hump yet," said Patti Davis, President of the Oklahoma Hospital Association.>> COVID-19 in Oklahoma: New cases, deaths, breakthrough cases, vaccination ratesAs of Tuesday, there was an average of 1,352 COVID-19 patients across the state, down from a peak of more than 1,600, but still, many times higher than the low point before this surge.Health officials said even though we have fewer COVID-19 patients in the hospital right now than at the peak of the winter surge, hospitals are still in a tougher situation now because of the number of patients who delayed care during the pandemic for non-COVID-19 issues.“We believe a lot of patients literally took a year off, to say, 'oh well, maybe I'm not going to take my meds, maybe I'm not going to go to my doctor, maybe I'm going to wait and see what happens,' and we have had reports from our hospitals that a lot of patients avoided too long and now their condition is simply more severe and more dire," Davis said.
OKLAHOMA CITY — There is some good news in Oklahoma’s fight against the COVID-19 delta variant surge — hospitalizations are declining. However, there is still a very high number of patients and no guarantee those good trends continue.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma continues to drop as of Tuesday. The White House reports a big drop in COVID-19 hospital admissions last week.
“We're starting to see a little bit of a plateau, but we are still hearing of difficulties at hospitals holding patients in the ED, waiting for ICU bed availability. Our hospitals certainly do not feel that they're over the hump yet," said Patti Davis, President of the Oklahoma Hospital Association.
>> COVID-19 in Oklahoma: New cases, deaths, breakthrough cases, vaccination rates
As of Tuesday, there was an average of 1,352 COVID-19 patients across the state, down from a peak of more than 1,600, but still, many times higher than the low point before this surge.
Health officials said even though we have fewer COVID-19 patients in the hospital right now than at the peak of the winter surge, hospitals are still in a tougher situation now because of the number of patients who delayed care during the pandemic for non-COVID-19 issues.
“We believe a lot of patients literally took a year off, to say, 'oh well, maybe I'm not going to take my meds, maybe I'm not going to go to my doctor, maybe I'm going to wait and see what happens,' and we have had reports from our hospitals that a lot of patients avoided too long and now their condition is simply more severe and more dire," Davis said.
