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To: bentway who wrote (207615)	8/6/2021 11:03:34 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 362234

Chris, they will make do. ICU beds are a false metric. The ICU census is, by design, expected to remain close to full. Like surgical suites, empty ICU beds are not something you really want a lot of in a hospital. The mean usage is pretty stable, and the standard deviation is low. Demand is +3 sigmas right now. Don't freak out. The number of available ICU beds reached seven availabilities on July 31 and has gone up to 14 available beds –but the number of COVID-19 patients in ICU has been increasing. On July 22, there were 99 patients in ICU due to the virus, but as of Aug. 2, 164 COVID-19 patients sit in ICU.