Fueled by the spread of the delta variant, an average of 1,500 new cases have been reported each day since July 29.
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Moreover, DOH officials said hospital occupancy is at the highest levels seen to date in 2021. Currently, more than 600 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, with overall hospitalizations increasing 20% from July 25.
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Health care workers said unvaccinated people make up the vast majority of patients in hospital ICU units.
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Hodson reported that her caseload has quadrupled since the start of July, largely because of those coming down with the delta variant
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“Everybody is working three times as hard as they normally would,” she told KIRO 7. “You feel like you probably have a job load of three people at the very least.”
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As COVID-19 patients fill up ICU beds at both Swedish and Providence Everett, KIRO 7 learned plans are in place for overcrowding. That’s because if things keep on getting worse, both places plan to set up makeshift ICU beds in other parts of the hospital.
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"As those COVID numbers increase, and you come to expect that a certain number of them will need ICU care, your capacity drops even further,” said Sullivan.
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