“The second wave is here with revenge”

Local doctors warned that four local hospitals in the Green Bay area were nearly full in the “significant surge” of COVID-19 patients.

Dr. Paul Casey, Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay’s Bellin Health System, said: “The second wave is here and here with revenge. All four Green Bay hospitals are approaching capacity. Our ICU [intensive care unit] It was packed several times this week and forced me to cancel my heart surgery, “said a September 25 post on his Facebook page.

“For the first time in 16 years, I was the medical director of ED. [emergency department] The patient had to be placed in the hallway. This happened twice last week. If you haven’t yet accepted the seriousness of this pandemic, now is the time to start. The lives of loved ones can be at risk. “

According to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University, the total number of coronavirus cases recorded in Wisconsin exceeded 117,500.

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Casey also shared a graph titled “Bellin Health Daily COVID Census” on Facebook. It shows the curve of outbreaks in the healthcare system from late April to late September.

“It was impressive to me. You could see the first wave [of the outbreak], It was a nice bell-shaped curve up and down, it flattened, and since then it has been steadily rising and over the last three weeks you will see its huge spikes, and it’s another bell It ’s the first limb of the curve, ”said Casey in Green Bay. WBAY-TV.

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“I can’t talk to other parts of the state, but Brown County faces serious problems.

“In the last three weeks, the number of COVID patients has surged significantly after dropping to one inpatient in the first half of June,” he said.

The Bellin Hospital is reported to have a capacity of 92%, and 30 patients are being treated for COVID-19, doctors told WBAY-TV.

According to the news station, hospitals have been forced to temporarily flood the corridors while waiting for rooms to become available, and will they be released early, as in the spring? , We are considering limiting elective surgery.

Hospitals in northeastern Wisconsin reported capacity reached 74%, according to the latest report on Monday. Wisconsin Health Services Department..

The increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has been exacerbated by a shortage of staff, and Casey added that more than 100 employees have been quarantined after being infected with COVID-19.

“We have no surplus capacity, and sending 150 people to quarantine severely limits our ability to properly care for surges. That’s a big problem,” the doctor warned.

Casey said the recent surge in the region, which was reported to be the result of community expansion, could be reduced if the public followed safety guidelines.

“You need to wear a mask when you’re in a public place within 6 feet of others. It’s that easy. 90% of people will do so to put an end to this surge in increasing numbers of patients. “He said.

The three-day average of daily new cases in Wisconsin was reported to be on the rise in the last two weeks from September 13-26. Tuesday’s latest report from Johns Hopkins University..

The average number of new cases per day leveled off from late March to mid-June and increased from late July. According to JHU, the average number of cases per day leveled off again until early September, after which it surged for the rest of the month.

Overall picture

The new coronavirus infects more than 33.3 million people worldwide, including 7.1 million in the United States. More than 1 million people have died worldwideAs of Tuesday, more than 23.1 million people have recovered from the infection, according to the latest JHU statistics.

The figure below is StatistaShows the US states with the highest cases of COVID-19.

The following graphics are also provided StatistaShows the spread of COVID-19 cases in countries around the world.

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