Congressman Dan BishopKonto zweryfikowane

Mecklenburg COVID-19 hospitalizations on 6/24 — 134. Remember that county hospitals and government issued these projections of PEAK (not cumulative) COVID-19 hospitalizations: 3/23 — 4750 by mid-May 4/5 — 3000 by mid-May 4/10 — 1517 by mid-May 4/14 — 1506 by mid-June 1100% offhttps://twitter.com/jdanbishop/status/1250453420294713344 …

Recent local 'joint report' by several NC outlets tried to suggest May 1 reopening was causing a gain in NC Hospitalization. Leading up to the Floyd protests which began on 5/29, hospitalizations were dropping: 5/27 - 702 5/28 - 708 5/29 - 680 5/30 - 638 5/30 - 649 6/1 - 650

Data for the last month for NC shows hospitalizations began a sustained gradual climb starting with a 58 patient spike on 6/5, from 659 on June 4 to 717 6/5. On 6/16 hospitalizations jumped up again by 32, from 797 on 5/16 to 829 on 6/16....

... This spike was the beginning of a steady increase the state would see for the next two weeks through 6/27. There would be one drop between 6/20 and 6/21 of 38, from 883 to 845 before it began climbing again to 870 on 6/22. The highest point was 6/23, with 915.

NOTE: Only one day since reporting began on March 15 has NCDHHS had 100% of hospitals reporting for hospitalizations, regular bed, ICU beds and ventilators.

June 27 - 888 hospitalized with 90% of hospitals reporting. WHERE are they hospitalized? Ages? Are they nursing home transfers? How long have they been there? NCDHHS has refused to offer this data.

On beds, how many are COVID for Regular vs ICU? NCDHHS does not make that distinction either. 6/27 - 90% of Hospitals reporting 21,222 reg. hospital beds; 14,660 in use w/ 2,257 "unreported." That leaves capacity of 6,562: 4,305 empty beds, 2,257 not in use.

6/27 cont'd 3,223 ICU beds total with 798 "unreported." -1,779 ICU in use, 798 "unreported." -646 empty, 798 "unreported." Again, no idea how many are COVID patients.