Mayo Clinic Says Its Hospital Beds/ICU Units Are Full In NW Wisconsin, 50% Of ICU Patients Have COVID

From CBS Minnesota:

November 11, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Mayo Clinic Health System is reporting that 100% of its hospital beds are full in northwestern Wisconsin, with 50% of intensive care units being occupied by patients who tested positive for COVID-19. Hundreds of its staff members are also on work restrictions due to COVID-19 exposure.

According to the Mayo Clinic, as of Tuesday its health system in northwestern Wisconsin has 83 COVID-19 positive inpatients, which includes hospitals in Barron, Bloomer, Eau Claire, Osseo and Menomonie.

Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 testing operation is also resulting in more than 1,000 positive tests per week with a positivity rate exceeding 30% per day.

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