Advocate Aurora Health alone reported 1,426 COVID-19 patients in its network of hospitals on Sunday, double the number 30 days ago and quadruple the figures from 60 days ago, said Mary Beth Kingston, chief nursing officer. Today’s numbers, she said, rose to 1,491.
“These are very concerning numbers, not just numbers but people, who are so ill that they require hospitalization,” Kingston said at a separate news conference. “This points to the critically important need to be vaccinated and to receive the booster if eligible.”
Kingston said internal data shows that 92% of inpatients are either unvaccinated, have only received one dose or are due for a booster. Most patients who are fully vaccinated were hospitalized because they were immunocompromised.
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