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Boozy_McFuckFace 3 points ago +3 / -0

Lol it’s funny when I see people just instantly accept the message the media tells them, without any fucking critical thinking. Red zone! Hospitals are at 90% capacity! Shut it down!

Meanwhile, just about every weekend in major cities, hospitals shut down and divert EMS to other places. Usually because of too many gunshot victims. 90% occupancy is a goal, not a problem. How else do you think they pay the fucking bills?

Thank god I live in a deep red state. We are absorbing thousands of high worth people fleeing NY. Nothing gonna be left there soon but bankruptcy, violent riggers, and death by taxes.

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My2Cents 0 points ago +1 / -1

Deep red don't mean shit. Birmingham hospitals are overwhelmed. Many red states are among the most impoverished in the country.

At Cullman Regional, a midsize hospital that serves an agricultural area 55 miles north of Birmingham, the intensive care unit as of last week was at 180% of capacity, the highest in the state. Other hospitals are also struggling to keep up with the crush of people sickened by the virus.

While a typical patient might need ICU treatment for two or three days, Smith said, COVID-19 patients often stay two or three weeks, causing the caseload to build up.

Alabama ranked sixth on the list of states with the most new cases per capita over the past week, according to Johns Hopkins University. Alabama's latest average positivity rate — the percentage of tests coming back positive for the virus — is almost 40%, one of the highest figures in the country. link