As the holidays approach and COVID cases rise across Illinois, Illinois Department of Public Health data shows hospitals statewide are nearing an 83% ICU bed capacity. More than 180 of those patients in ICU beds are COVID patients.
, said he expects bed availability to decrease even more as the holidays approach and what some are calling a “triple threat” of viruses continues.
“It is a really challenging moment for our hospitals and our health care providers as well as community residents that are being exposed in this winter season to increasing hospitalizations across the state of Illinois,” Vohra said.
“We’re seeing a pretty strong decrease in RSV cases,” Vohra said. “I think that shows us that we’re fairly confident that we have reached a probable spike. It doesn’t mean that kids who aren’t exposed might still be at risk, but we’ve seen probably the highest levels. What we don’t know right now though is if there will be other childhood infections and illnesses such as the flu. We have a moment of hope and a real increase in our pediatric intensive care unit beds compared to last month.
With the holidays approaching, Vohra said there’s multiple measures people can take to limit hospitalizations and transmission. “If you haven’t gotten your COVID-19 bivalent booster or your flu shot, now is the best time to get that vaccine which will really allow your immune system to have the protection that it needs to prevent those severe hospitalizations and sort of the worst outcomes from COVID-19 and flu … Make sure that you enhance ventilation in any way possible,” he said. “Whether tha’s sort of cracking open a window or using that HEPA filter that you might have purchased during the pandemic.
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