Multiple Palm Beach County hospital ICUs near capacity

There are growing concerns over hospitalizations and the numbers of ICU beds available.

AS THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUESTO GRIP PARTS OF SOUTH FLORIDATHERE ARE NOW GROWING CONCERNSOVER HOSPITALIZATIONS AND THENUMBERS OF BEDS AVAILABLE.WPTV NEWS CHANNEL 5'S KAMRELEPPINGER JOINS US NOW LIVE TOBREAK DOWN THE NUMBERS AND ALOOK AT HOW LOCAL HOSPITALSARE WORKING TO KEEP UP WITHTHE DEMANDMANY HOSPITALS IN OUR AREA ARETAKING ACTION AGAINST THESERECORD SETTING NUMBERS COVID19 CASES.HERE AT BETHESDA EAST, WESTAND BOCA RATON REGIONAL THEYARE NOW RESCHEDULING ELECTIVEPROCEDURES THAT REQUIREOVERNIGHT STAYS TO IN ANEFFORT TO STAY AHEAD OF THECURVE WHEN IT COMES TO THECORONAVIRUS HERE IN FLORIDA ITHAS CERTAINLY HIT YET ANOTHERGRIM MILESTONE.

56 HOSPITALICU'S HAVE HIT CAPACITYANOTHER 35 HOSPITALS SHOW ICUBED AVAILABILITY OF 10% ORLESS GOVERNOR RON DESANTISSAYS HOSPITALS ARE SEEING MOREPATIENTS WHO ARE COMING IN FOROTHER THINGS, THEN LEARNINGTHEY HAVE COVID-19 TOO.

THEGOVERNOR SAYS THIS IS PART OFTHE REASON THE POSITIVENUMBERS ARE RISING."PER SECRETARY MAYHUE, SHE'SBEEN WORKING WITH HOSPITALS TOENSURE THEY HAVE THE CAPACITYAND STAFFING TO HANDLE NOTJUST THE NEEDS OF COVID, BUTOTHER NEEDS.

WE ARE SEEINGMORE TRAFFIC IN EMERGENCYDEPARTMENTS FOR NON- COVID.THAT'S NOT NECCESSARILY A BADTHING BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENEDWAS IN MARCH AND APRIL YOU SAWA DECLINE IN PEOPLE SHOWING UPFOR HEART, STROKE AND SOME OFTHESE KEY SOURCES FORMORTALITY."GOVERNOR WENT ON TO SAYPATIENTS WHO ARE ADMITTEDTHE HOSPITAL ARE NOW GETTINGSWABBED AND TESTED FOR THEVIRUS.

REPORTING LIVE KAMRELEPPINGER WPTV NEWS CHANNEL 5AS WE SEE MORE PEOPLEHOSPITALIZED FOR COVID