PHOENIX – Authorities in Maricopa County Department of Public Health state data is plainly revealing a flattening of the hospitalization curve as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
In a statement released Wednesday, health officials attribute the flattening curve to protective measures people and neighborhoods are requiring to slow the spread of COVID-19
” Flattening the curve enables hospitals to have the resources to take care of everybody who ends up being ill,” stated Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine with Maricopa County Health, in the statement.
In a press conference held Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Sunenshine says there are 2,145 cases of COVID-19 in Maricopa County, with 60 deaths.
Dr. Sunenshine likewise said one out of every five individuals who evaluated favorable needed hospitalization, and of those who required hospitalization, 6 percent required care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at some time. The figures do not consist of those who have had moderate symptoms, or no symptoms at all, who have not been tested for COVID-19
In the statement, Dr. Sunenshine says the obstacle now is to keep the curve flat, and ultimately slope down.
” We can not relax our social distancing procedures yet,” said Dr. Sunenshine.
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