Is California’s COVID “Surge” Real?

“As the coronavirus surge worsens, the highest number of COVID-19 cases ever in a hospital in Sacramento,” the headline said this weekend.It was Sacramento Bee HeadingThe day after Thanksgiving, he accused “people gathering indoors at Thanksgiving and other holiday events.”

“Sacramento Hospital reported a record number of COVID-19 patients on Saturday, which puts an unprecedented burden on the medical system, especially in the intensive care unit, which lacks beds, doctors and nurses. Is the result of the resurrection of the pandemic this fall. Supply “, bees Report..

However, an official at the University of California, Davis said in the same article, “Currently, medical needs other than COVID require almost all hospital space,” and “only 5% of patients at the Sacramento Medical Center need it.” I am being treated for COVID 19. “

So which is it – is there a surge in COVID illness?

“In total 284 Greater Tokyo Area Residents He is being treated for coronavirus at a hospital in Sacramento County, surpassing a record high of 281 in July. The number of patients has increased dramatically from just 74 patients six weeks ago, and we anticipate further congestion in the future, “says Bee. Report..

“When discussing COVID deadlines, we need to distinguish between COVIDs. Case From COVID Infection,Dr. Jay Battacharia said, California Globe report last week. “I couldn’t understand the difference, which caused a lot of fear and confusion.”

Bee reports that 469 patients were hospitalized with confirmed viral cases at the time of the Saturday update across the Sacramento region of the six counties. Obviously the whole area is needed to make the numbers worse.

In Sacramento County, 263 COVID patients are hospitalized and 50 are hospitalized in the ICU. We are in 7 different hospitals, including UC Davis Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Mercy General and Satter.

Sacramento County is the most populous of the six county areas with more than 1.5 million inhabitants and accounts for only half of all COVID cases in the area.

Current, Status report:

• 23,573,182 COVID tests conducted on Californians
• There are 1,183,320 “cases” of COVID
• There were a total of 19,089 deaths due to COVID

They have not reported a total of 23,573,182 state-wide COVID tests. 22,389,862 Californians negative on test – More than half of the state’s population.

And remember Dr. Jay Battacharia’s warning. “When discussing COVID deadlines, we need to distinguish between COVIDs. Case From COVID Infection.“

As a recent globe reportAccording to the California Public Health Service, the state has a total of 74,180 beds. The state COVID dashboard shows 7,684 patients admitted to California for COVID-19.

California has more than 439 hospitals and more than 10,000 medical facilities. Are we expected to believe that Governor Newsom is blocking the state because of concerns that the hospital may be overwhelmed?

We’ve watched the movie – more than eight months ago, blockade for 14 days and evacuate to ensure that the curve of sick patients flattened and the hospital wasn’t overwhelmed. I was told.

And they weren’t – not even close. In fact, it was a ridiculous overreaction. Governor, public health officials, and the media continue to instill fear in the state’s population, but hospitals and medical facilities have not been overwhelmed during the eight months.

Bees worked very hard to find the worst scenario to enhance the title of their deceptive article:

“Cohen of the University of California, Davis also said that in his medical center, the ratio of people in the ICU to those in regular floor beds seems to be a bit low (in the spring). ) A high proportion of patients were in the critical care unit, which may also reflect changes in the demographics of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bees seem to be dissatisfied with the news that fewer people are currently in the emergency room than last spring.

This is how the bee reports:

State surge continues

“As of Saturday, COVID-19 reported more than 19,000 deaths across the state, surpassing another dark milestone. In total, California currently has 1,183,320 confirmed deaths. I have a case. Highest state in the United States.. “(((California has 40 million inhabitants and is the largest state in the United States.)

“These numbers may be slightly lower than the actual sum, as some counties have not reported. New case for Thanksgiving weekend, Also, some test result reports may be delayed. “(((Thanksgiving weekend has nothing to do with the reported cases – 14 days must pass before these numbers are calculated)

Comparing California’s “incident” with the other 49 states, Golden State Highest state in the United States.. “

California, with a population of 39,512,223 Report 1,206,278 “cases” with a positive rate of 3.05% in the lower quarters of the United States as a whole.

With approximately 29 million residents, Texas has 1,234,675 “cases” with a positive rate of 4.26%.

Governor Gavin Newsom and public health officials in most counties are manipulating data and numbers, apparently trying to scare Californians so that a strict blockade is not suspected.

If not, why did the bees fill the lede at the end of their article:

“Our officials at the University of California, Davis said in a statement to The Bee that the current case load is manageable. Only 5% of patients at the Sacramento Medical Center are being treated for COVID-19.

“UC Davis Health continues to provide highly effective patient care for our clinical team and is well prepared. The increase seen with COVID-19 is manageable.

“Our facility is flexible, so we can increase the COVID dedicated space and ICU capacity as needed. But now, almost all of our hospital space is due to non-COVID medical needs. Is needed for. “

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